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The Book of Home Design Using Ikea Home Furnishings

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I have a ton of design books, but this is one of my favorites. The style is comfortable and affordable, but looks fabulous with very little effort. Great book for any apartment dweller, or anyone who doesn't want to live in traditional-style hell.

Beautifully illustrated and chockful of design ideas, "The Book of Home Design Using IKEA Home Furnishings" is both an inspiring and informative reference for anyone decorating and furnishing a home on a limited budget. Practical information for every part of the home is presented in chapters organized by kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, living spaces, workspaces, children's rooms, hallways, and garden rooms. Several topics are covered including everything from planning a layout to placing furniture to creating a healthy home using eco-friendly materials. In addition, there are special projects and helpful checklists of information provided.

Although this glossy guide features products from the IKEA retail stores, one can use the innovative ideas demonstrated here with any type of furniture/furnishings. The text is written in a practical, easy-to-understand format and the 300+ photos are absolutely gorgeous. My only suggestion for improving this book would be to include more of these magnificent photos! Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking creative and fresh design ideas (or for anyone who enjoys dreaming about a future home).

This book is ideal for anyone looking for fresh and creative ideas in a modern/contemporary style. Ideas for every room in the house accompanied with beautiful photographs and helpful text. Design focuses on form, function, light, and environmental soundness. This is just what the doctor ordered if the typical traditional/classic and country/cozy aren't your style. Works great for people moving into their first apt./house too- good, practical, easy to imitate ideas (and Ikea furnishings that are easy on your budget!).

I like IKEA stores very much, but this book is useless. Nice settings, fun furniture, but it's basically a catalog. And not everything you see is still available from IKEA, so it isn't even a very reliable catalog at that.

This is a very nice design book with beautiful photographs but the author leaves out some very important information. He/She does not indicate WHICH pieces come from IKEA. Looking through the photos, I'd say the majority of the furniture does NOT come from IKEA. It was nice to look at but IKEA's in-house publication called Space magazine does a lot better job.

Mid century modern is the big design movement now--and well it should be. This book take a bit of that flair with furniture mostly from Ikea. There are some great ideas in this book!

This is an old favorite book of mine. I am an ikea enthusiast and so I love it and recognise alot of the furnishings and accesories(many from over the years). There are also furnishings etc that are not ikea but no house should be soley furnished from one store! Unlike other reviewers I feel that many of the looks can be adapted and emulated using the current in store stock that Ikea carry. The info contained isn't bad either. This book is a little beauty.

Great to look at, but considering that (I think) most people who buy lots of IKEA furniture live in relatively small apartments, the book is not very useful. Probably a great investment for a first _house_, though.