It came!
WARNING: If your IKEA 2014 catalog hasn’t arrived yet, feel free to skip this post until after you study your own copy so I don’t ruin it for you.
After soaking up every last image and product description, I am going to be brutally honest. I was underwhelmed. That sounds snobbish, doesn’t it? It wasn’t that I disliked it but last year’s catalog {2013 – this year’s catalog?} was so, so good that I was expecting even better this year. Of course, I did find a few things to love and I really appreciate the ‘everyday living’ approach that IKEA is promoting.
Here are five images I dog-eared, straight from my catalog. In the room view images, I’ve used arrows to point out specific items.
page 19 – I love the easy-going feel of this room {leaning art, mixed patterns, non-rigid furniture arrangement} and I’m happy to see the BESTĂ… wall cabinets in a new finish. They look great on the white walls here but could be a really nice contrast against dark walls, too.
page 50 – What’s better than life-sized IKEA furniture? Doll-sized IKEA furniture. Methinks Mabrey should ask Santa for a doll house this year. I wonder if the doll furniture also comes in flat pack boxes?
page 88 – The new STOCKHOLM glass door cabinets in yellow are my absolute favorite thing in the entire catalog. It’s difficult to see from this image but the product description on page 208 shows the cabinets’ leggy bottoms in a rich wood tone which I think is fabulous. I predict these cabinets are going to go viral in the decor world.
page 100 – This kitchen! The catalog doesn’t list the gray LIDINGĂ– doors as new but I haven’t seen them in person at the store or in a catalog yet. Maybe I missed something last year when I wasn’t renovating a kitchen? Anyhow, you know I’m all over this kitchen with the gray cabinets, wood countertops, open shelf and graphic tile.
page 208 – The lines of this STOCKHOLM sideboard are clean and modern. This could be IKEA’s most versatile piece in 2014. Dining buffet, media cabinet, bedroom dresser, nursery changing table…the possibilities are endless.
What did you dog-ear in the IKEA 2014 catalog? Even though it wasn’t my favorite catalog, I am still an IKEA fan.
images: Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
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