Tag Archive for "IKEA"

David Friedlander
Furniture
Sep 19, 2012
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Consumption Furniture IKEA Restoration Hardware Shopping Space Saving West Elm

3 Big Stores Get Into Small Spaces

There was a time, not so long ago, when furniture stores assumed their customers wanted items that would fit well in an over-sized dream home. Furniture was marketed with easy mortgages and cheap credit in mind. Well, those days are.

David Friedlander
Furniture
Aug 13, 2012
6 Comments
Chairs Design Within Reach IKEA Muji Resource Furniture Shopping Space Saving Target

10 Folding Chairs to Look at and Sit On

Many people have reached out to us looking for solutions for making their own home an edited home. Often requested is a guide to folding chairs–chairs being a staple piece of furniture for most any home. With a little help.

David Friedlander
Products
May 14, 2012
26 Comments
Furniture Hacks IKEA Space Saving Transforming

Build Your Own Murphy Bed for $275

One of the bigger challenges to starting your edited life is reasonably priced transforming furniture. While we believe the high quality and versatile Resource Furniture used in the first LifeEdited apartment is worth every penny, many of their large pieces.

David Friedlander
Architecture
Apr 3, 2012
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Architecture Behavior Cities IKEA Urban Planning

Live, Eat, Breathe IKEA at Strand East, an IKEA-Designed City

After yesterday’s post on IKEA homes, we learned that single, prefab homes and small developments were not quite enough for the furniture giant: IKEA has entered the business of city-making. LandProp, IKEA’s property development arm, is developing a city called Strand.

David Friedlander
Architecture
Apr 2, 2012
2 Comments
Architecture Furniture IKEA Prefabricated

Prefab Home is Like Living in IKEA Showroom

Let’s face it, it’s hard to get away from IKEA. The big blue store is by far the world’s largest furniture retailer and there are few homes that escape its cleanly-design, wallet-friendly wares. Since the contents of our homes are.