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I needed a quick and easy TV stand to replace my sagging Ikea Benno. This one is much sturdier. The model is called Besta
The only ikea thing I own is a floor lamp ( you can see the top of it in the photo). I really like it though. It has a lot of adjustment choices, which is great for my desk. (sorry I don't have a better pic of the entire lamp):
We don't have an ikea store around here, but I still plan on eventually getting an Expedit bookcase from their online store, too.
We don't have an ikea store around here, but I still plan on eventually getting an Expedit bookcase from their online store, too.
^ Nice setup, lots of stuff on your desk but it looks organized.
How did you get your monitor to hang off the desk like that?
How did you get your monitor to hang off the desk like that?
Thanks, I mainly wanted the larger desk for the electronics, but that stuff has been accumulating, so I may move it around. I just have to decide what I don't need on the desk and go from there. I also have a rack right next to the desk, so it may have to hold some of the spillover.
I have an Ergotron MX Desk Mount that allows the screen to be moved around. I actually hang it off the desk most of the time and put my feet up on an ottomon with the keyboard in my lap. That side of the room has a bookshelf with a couple of Insignia speakers hooked to a vintage Marantz Receiver and T-amp, so when I want to listen to music via the speakers, it is the best way to do it.
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i have this with a set of drawers underneath it and 5' high cabinets on each side. im happy with this piece, houses my 42" vizio very well.
Say about 80% of the furniture is IKEA
I'm guessing it's a rite of passage for most early 20s couples to have a lot of their place furnished by said store. We're so frugal we even go there to just eat sometimes
MALM drawer (in the closet)
MALM bed set
GALANT desk with extension got it for $60
ALÄNG table lamp
REGOLIT floor lamp
GLOBAL work lamp
EXPEDIT bookcase
I'm guessing it's a rite of passage for most early 20s couples to have a lot of their place furnished by said store. We're so frugal we even go there to just eat sometimes
MALM drawer (in the closet)
MALM bed set
GALANT desk with extension got it for $60
ALÄNG table lamp
REGOLIT floor lamp
GLOBAL work lamp
EXPEDIT bookcase
Say about 80% of the furniture is IKEA
I'm guessing it's a rite of passage for most early 20s couples to have a lot of their place furnished by said store. We're so frugal we even go there to just eat sometimes
I absolutely love the scheme of your room. I normally would never pick the color green for a room color, but it looks great!
Thanks we were a little apprehensive too. We will probably change the color when fall begins. It's a pain, but it's like getting a new room once your done
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90% of my apartment is furnished from Ikea. Bought the couch, tv unit, coffee table, ladder-shelf thing and the dining table & two of the chairs second hand in excellent condition for just $350 Australian!
Later added two more chairs, expedit cube, square coffee table. Billy bookshelf & malm drawers in my room. Love it =)
Later added two more chairs, expedit cube, square coffee table. Billy bookshelf & malm drawers in my room. Love it =)
I'm not sure I like this. I got black/brown and mounted my 42" plasma in it. It looks like a console tv. I thought about putting mood lights in the back, but im worried about heat issues now. Picture is crappy as I took it from my iPhone...
Now that's what I call a long-lasting thread!
Here's some pics about assembling the bedroom:
And here some about the dining room:
Completely happy with that stuff!
Here's some pics about assembling the bedroom:
And here some about the dining room:
Completely happy with that stuff!
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Here is my Ikea "mini-kitchen" purchased with 10+ years of Amex points. I think it came out pretty well. Decent quality stuff for the price and easy DIY job. If you are going to do in cabinet lighting, make sure you use LED or other low-heat lights. What they sold at IKEA seemed to give off way too much heat IMO.
I went a little different route with a sofa table. I eventually mounted the TV above it -
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I added an Expedit bookshelf. I mainly wanted to create a separate headphone environment in my living room and get some storage for some of my records.
The red cubes on the top shelf are also IKEA. They are more see through than I thought they would be, so I am going to line the front with paper or material to hide the stuff that I have in them.
The red cubes on the top shelf are also IKEA. They are more see through than I thought they would be, so I am going to line the front with paper or material to hide the stuff that I have in them.
Billy & Benno Ikea Bookcase and media storage
I wanted to store my media next to the TV so I opted for 4 benno's that are perfect for storing Blu-ray's then got the 24" wide billy bookcases (with matching door for the shorter bookcase) for books and DVD storage in binders. Even my first gen Apple TV is tucked in the bookcase behind the speaker. Got the dk. brown colour it matches well with the cherry BDI media cabinet.
I wanted to store my media next to the TV so I opted for 4 benno's that are perfect for storing Blu-ray's then got the 24" wide billy bookcases (with matching door for the shorter bookcase) for books and DVD storage in binders. Even my first gen Apple TV is tucked in the bookcase behind the speaker. Got the dk. brown colour it matches well with the cherry BDI media cabinet.
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Nice Marantz receiverloved the look and sound from thoseours doesn't have the wood cabinet/case (only the simulated wood metal), but the front looks identical!