Inspiration: Bookshelf Dolls House

I love this idea. Take one small Expedit unit from Ikea add some wallpaper and you have a super cool dolls house. With the unit only costing £19.99 it’s a chiconomy buy! Via 101 Woonideeen.

Ikea Hack: Ladder into Steps

Eagle-eyed Eve spotted this inspired hack over at Ikea Hackers. Grace from Australia needed a way for her daughter to be able to climb in and out of her bed safely as she couldn’t use the attached ladder. Enter a Trofast unit and a handmade safety rail and they have a set of wide stairs [...]

BG Christmas gift guide 2011: stocking filler ideas under £1

Welcome to the BG Christmas Gift Guide 2011. Austerity measures may be in place for Christmas this year, but that doesn’t mean you need to forgo the traditional stocking. And cheap needn’t mean nasty. We’ve trawled the web to find a myriad of mini treasures for less than a pound. Bookmark and refer back when [...]

Finger Puppets from Ikea

I’m not a big one for party bags as so often they either cost a fortune, are filled with rubbish… or both. When Monty had a woodland party for his birthday earlier this year I picked up one of these finger puppets to send away with each of the guests. Far more substantial than the [...]

Room Tour: Life Diary Play Room

Today’s room tour is from the supremely cool Heather from Quick Brown Fox of Dulwich who is sharing the play room of her two little foxlets. From the Mama-designed fabric to the family history there is a story woven into every piece in this room. I subscribe entirely to the belief that your home should [...]

Ikea Watch: New LEKKAMRAT dolls & outfit sets

It’s that time of year when Ikea starts debuting it’s new treats. Over the last few years they’ve really ramped up their pretend play range and we’re loving their ‘autumn’ and ‘spring’ dolls clothes sets that form part of their LEKKAMRAT collection which also includes three multicultural dolls. Without a doubt, the rainbow trouser and [...]

Inspiration: Reading Nook with Ikea Spice Rack Shelving & Fabric Clouds

Last week we featured some book shelves made with Ikea spice racks and here is another inspiring use of them where they’ve been decorated with Japanese washi tape (try Papermash and Present&Correct – be careful, they’re dangerous shops of temptation) on the borders. What we’re also loving is the hanging fabric clouds which look like [...]

Inspiration: Repurpose Ikea Spice Racks Into Book Shelving

We’ve been on roll this week with Ikea hacks (see our posts on a bunting shade and a car garage made from their magnetic knife rack) and the latest find is book shelving made from their spice racks. All over this simple hack like a rash and you can always liven them up with a [...]

Inspiration: Repurpose Ikea’s Magnetic Knife Rack into Toy Car Storage

If like quite a few people I know, you’ve been buying old metal Matchbox cars from charity shops and on eBay etc for your vroom vroom loving little one, you’ll love this rather cool repurposing of Ikea’s magnetic knife rack (£7.14) into a parking garage that also doubles up as winning decor. Source The Style [...]

Ikea Duktig Workbench and Tools

I have been stalking the new products section at Ikea awaiting the arrival of these stupendous toys in UK stores. Following on from the massive success of the Duktig Kitchen launched in 2009 they have released a mini-workbench for the mini-DIYer in your life. The Duktig workbench is made from birch ply and is adjustable [...]

Ikea Laminated Fabric

I have been looking for a laminated fabric to replace the PVC oilcloth in our kitchen as much as I loved the design I’m not happy about the health implications of PVC. Trouble is, laminated cloth tends to be expensive and the cheapest option I was looking at was around £45 for a two meter [...]

Ikea Fabler Cutlery

After what seems like years of going to Ikea and finding their Fabler Cutlery Sets out of stock I finally struck lucky last week and managed to bag some. They are mini stainless steel cutlery sets which are little different from adult versions. What I love about them is that they allow my toddler and [...]

Inspiration: Kitchen Art Corner

Jen, who blogs at The Madhouse, is always full of ideas for art and craft on a thrifty budget. When I saw she had posted pictures of her recently revamped kitchen art corner I knew you would love it too. As we have come to expect from Jen, she manages to pack heaps in on [...]

Green, Blue & Pink SOMNAT Cots by Ikea

   It was a swoon session when Kat tipped me off to Ikea’s new colourful SOMNAT cots range! I’m a huge fan of colour cots (we own Brio’s yellow Sleep cotbed) and these sorbet green, blue, and pink cots at just £49 (!!!) are bound to be snapped up and are an instant colour and [...]

Ikea Duktig Play Food Now in Stock

We have received reports from several readers that the new range of play food is in stock at stores around the UK. It still isn’t showing on the website but we are reliably informed that each set costs £5.99 a piece. Word is that folks are loading up with all four when they see it [...]

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