IKEA SHOPPING GUIDE // Tips for decorating on a budget, What to buy at IKEA hacks + tips
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2022
- After working as a designer for a residential interior design firm, and now working for my own interior business, I'm sharing my tips for decorating your home while also dealing with very real budgets. The one thing that working with clients has taught me: EVERYONE has a budget. There will always be places any client needs to save, and price-friendly stores like IKEA can play a very helpful role here. The key is BALANCE. In this video, I'm sharing my approach to striking that balance in your space, and in your budget. I hope it's helpful!
I'm making a trip to IKEA to help decorate my own apartment, and I'm talking through what to BUY and what to AVOID in order to accessorize, furnish and decorate your home on a budget. There are lots of tricks for furnishing your home without blowing out your budget. Can't wait to share this one with you!
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I'm 61 and my husband passed in 2019, so for the first time since I was 19 I'm living on my own and back then I'd only had 1 apartment for 1 year that I had on my own...so I get the whole "me all the time" thing. It's taken me a bit to figure out what I like, what works solely for me, what system is mine. But, as much as I miss my dear husband, I kind of like it and I too wonder about my ability to compromise...not that I'm too worried about it at my age. I've been slowly redoing, refreshing room after room on a budget...so I really appreciated this video. I love your channel by the way...always looking forward to new videos.
That sounds like it’s been a huge transition for you, I’m really sorry to hear of your loss 😔❤️I’m sure it’s been a big adjustment and I’m glad you’re taking the time and space for yourself. Lots of love to you dear ❤️
I really hope that you are managing this big change. 🌹
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😍 sad for your loss, butt good on you for remaking a life for you.
My "pro tip" as an amateur flower designer/arranger is to invest in opaque vases (like that very pretty white fluted ceramic vase) as it can be used with floral foam inside to precisely hold your arrangement and keep the flowers hydrated. One can also strip off the lower leaves (which extends the freshness of the blooms) without making your arrangement appear to be floating on top of sticks in the clear glass. Clear glass is pretty in a bud vase with one stunning rose, but a large clear glass vase gets to be messy and even scary (what is that brown water?!) very fast.
Milky or deeply colored glass works too
Good idea. Also clear vases, lovely as they are, can get stained - so opaque could look good for longer =)
This is very helpful, thank you so much for sharing!
I feel like the guiding principle for decorating on a budget should be to take your time. Buy good quality, timeless pieces that will last decades. No one needs to decorate a whole room in a month. If you really *need* something, but can't afford exactly what you want, buy it second hand, and wait. Most people who try to decorate on a budget fall into the trap of having to replace crappy furniture every few years, and they end up always having garbage from Target, IKEA, Walmart, etc. Do not assume your finances will be radically different, and put off decent decor until "someday." Scrimp and save, and buy it piece by piece. You'll save money in the long run not have to re-buy the same cheap looking Target couch over and over again.
(You also avoid tacky trends that way, because you have to think really carefully about what you're going to like for the next twenty years, instead of the next three.)
Exactly! I'm currently moving to a new house, I will use my current shitty furniture from Amazon that I bought when I was a student, and wait until they fall apart to buy better quality stuff, especially in real wood, if possible second hand :)
This!! My family are still using the couch set my dad bought decades ago when he jokingly said he'd spend all of the money the made on a project on a sofa, then ended up getting more money than he expected. Sofa's still holding up well (a nice sofa cover helped). Definitely cheaper in the long run than three different sofa sets.
"If you don't have systems and organization... it doesn't matter what the design is underneath". YES. Love this. 👏👏👏
Thank you for your acknowledgment that not every design needs high end EVERYTHING. Thanks Caroline for keeping it real.
Look at our fav new influencer getting sponsorships 💕
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Yesssss Queen! I’m so glad I found this channel! We have the same personality.
I couldn’t agree more that design and organization should be designed around a persons life not a instagram post! I love you and your videos!
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I would love a follow up video showing using all the things in your space, especially the pink plate set, and if the weight of those dishes felt right. Maybe any regrets or opinions on things that didn’t work out as well. I always buy stuff at IKEA that doesn’t end up the way I envisioned and also lots of stuff that ends up way better then I thought it would. I would love that kind of video. Thanks! I love your channel.
Your "pre IKEA" mental prep is 100% accurate. One time we went into IKEA to buy like one kallax shelf for our playroom, and I bought so many other things I wasn't sure it would all fit in our vehicle. Never again lol. I don't go without a list any more!
The greenish oval dish is great for serving things like pork tenderloin or other grilled items like Italian sausage etc. It's also good for serving cookies, biscotti, or a veggie tray. It's a good size for small crowds, but that said, I think you were smart to pass. I prefer white serving dishes, all kinds of textures, but I stick with all white. It makes it easy when everything matches for parties. I add lots of color with flowers and table linens and things like that.
I'm 68, have a house that's fully furnished (no trends, thank you!) and I love Ikea! Almost everything is so cute, and I did drop some dollars there. To furnish my guest bedroom, I gave myself permission to buy two white side tables to go with the 1970s maple full-size bed that I grew up with. It all looks so cute, and I'm glad to know, from a designer, that it's okay. New subscriber, love your channel and your outlook.
I just love your design videos because each one contains at least a single comment that totally unlocks or re-frames a barrier I'd been circling around fruitlessly. The bit about the credenza not needing to bring down the house (or wtvr) led me to realize that my 4-drawer-all-white-composite-material-dresser-from-Target doesn't need ~elevation~ when it's already pulling its weight. It provides closed storage, a standing desk with a customized slide out keyboard rack, and a sturdy anchor for the other white elements in an otherwise black metal dominated room. Plus I'm now frothing rabidly for an interstate trip to Ikea, which is like the Montana equivalent of connecting to the internet for the first time after a decade of being raised as a feral child in the woods... Culture!
I also do the Ikea-Prep and bring my list, the measurements of my space and my own tape measure. I wanted to share that it is so reassuring to me, that I am not the only one who has this routine. I may also spend time ahead in their online shop, if I need some extra orientation. I could not make it through Ikea without prepping; that is a big store! 😉 Thanks for this!
Dang girl, look at you with the sponsor! 😊 loved this little look into IKEA, really really loved their kitchen section!! I never even thought about the glassware being an 'experience' but now I really feel the need to get some proper glassware! Itll be nice to not have all plastic and mismatched cups 😅
glassware is a slippery obsession! tread carefully 😄
Proper glassware is a must!!
@@Caroline_Winkler lol thank you for the heads up!!!
Caroline- HELL YES! I had no idea there are companies that make custom doors for ikea kitchens!! My hubby and I will be renovating our 122 year old home in the next few years and I will be keeping that in mind.
omg so many good companies out there, yes!
the op kingdom, sounds like you have a great home with lots of history, which would be a great subject for your own channel, featuring your renovation. Just my opinion.
I love IKEA. I get all cozy and warm feeling when I go there. Their curtains and sheer style panels are the best The quality is amazing and they are affordable. But the best thing for me is because they come so long, I can custom fit them to my weird size window heights in my home. I hang them, pin them and then hand sew the hems with a quick running stitch while still on the rod. I affixed a ring clip to one end at the top of the curtain and then attached a dowel rod with an eye hook at the top and use the dowel rod to open and close the panels. This prevents the panels from picking up any oils from my hands. The bottom pocket of the hem allows for curtain weights (or light weight chain or even extra butter knives) to be slipped in to keep the panels weighted down. Can you tell I’m very into IKEA curtain panels…. Frankly all their textiles are the bomb. I have two down comforters from them that have lasted me over 15 years.
There in Sweden we have lots of century old buildings with odd measurements such as three or four meter high walls and almost meter thick outer walls. That may have something to do with IKEA also having tall curtains available.
I always look in the "scratch and dent" area first. You just never know what you'll find. I got a teak etagere and bath bench years ago that Ikea doesn't produce anymore. I guess they were floor models because they were SO cheap (but otherwise in perfect condition). And I still use them and love them...15 years later.
Same - I've found a few nice items that I wouldn't have been able to afford full price in that section.
I did an Ikea kitchen. The difference in price between Ikea cabinets and kitchen design cabinets was huge. In Australia we don't have companies that do doors to fit ikea cabinets, but I purchased quality brass handles (online from the states) and they really elevated the look.
I'm loving your videos 💕
Ok, but we need to talk about how much better you have made me feel about how I choose items for my space. Thanks for reminding me that it is a personal and creative thing, not a paint by numbers from IG thing.
The custom IKEA fronts made me super excited when I first discovered them. But when I started to look into the price I realised I might as well just buy a higher end kitchen instead. The fronts are so incredibly expensive in Norway!!
I LOVE no-nonsense people like you. You are hilarious without trying.
This is like shopping therapy only you get to pay! Thanks for taking us along!!
I love how cutlery became flatware and the glass jug was a glass carafe. Your words are so fancy. :)
I'm a sucker for nice looking (and feeling!) silverware, mugs, glasses, dishes, towels, sheets, blankets, curtains, pillows.... anything that you interact with more closely, it just gives me the most joy and confort. furniture im more whatever but i can tell you everytime i drink tea out of my gradma's old china that i saved when she passed, it imediatly brings me peace. It being something that belonged to my grandma also plays a part but i have experienced this with lots of other items. I think most people experience this too but they dont realise this.
Several years ago, Consumer Reports did an issue featuring kitchen remodeling. Of the top five cabinet sources for good quality and value, IKEA, The Home Depot, and Lowe's were listed. If we ever remodel our kitchen, I would definitely go with IKEA cabinets. Also, if you do remodel a kitchen, save some of your old ones for the basement or garage storage.
I love our Ikea cabinets more than high end designer cabinets we had in another house we owned. Ikea is the way to go for high end looks on a budget!
I LOVE the way those bowls look-but then I envision myself loading them into the dishwasher. If you don’t need them to fit neatly into the dishwasher slots, then they would be awesome. But for a large family, those would fill up half the dishwasher.
I love watching your fresh flower arrangements changing with time passing.
I agree on going to Ikea in the off hours to keep your sanity! Also, on Ikea cabinets being a great affordable option and from my experience, they can withstand the test of time! I recently renovated my kitchen (replacing 30 year old ikea cabinets that were in great condition, but wrong layout) and used ikea boxes and custom doors and drawer fronts from Semihandmade. Love, love love the result! Pro tip ....get a twist ice cream cone on the way out. Their strawberry is superb and not too sweet ....and its only a buck!
Everyone and their granny visits IKEA at the weekend! Which can be fun, but quiet times there are truly lovely. There is something thereputic about IKEA. So many shops are just overwhelming and scarey expensive.
I think my joy in IKEA are all the room layouts, the possibiities, in which I may never indulge, but are still a delight to see. What I really love about IKEA are the wee things I find, like the wooden (bamboo?) phone holders for £1.99 that are actually properly useful and make life better.
Can NEVER leave IKEA without candles and sissors. Weird. I think in the middle of the night there is a march of the sissors back to IKEA because they are definitely NOT where I left them - hence always need more! That'll be where their real profits come from!
Great shop.Great experience - they have definitely found a special formula that grabs me and makes me feel at ease and as if I could maybe pull together a room I can afford (AND that could look good too mixed and matched with heirlooms and secondhand treasures)
Caroline, great self restraint, BUT I do think you should go back for the pretty pink glass dish - until you find your puppy it would be lovely holding fruit.
Thankyou, fair enjoyed joining you on a wee shoping trip!
Really love what you said about making design work for your systems in life. Design can be pretty and still very practical as long as we know and acknowledge our habits and systems!
I loved this! Thank you for explaining where to pay and where to save. You are absolutely correct that we want to go over budget simply to get all goodies in our space. Now we have a better idea of how to navigate the darn budget and get the look/feel we’re after!
When you said, "I'm a sleepy gorl," I felt that
Caroline you are such a breath of fresh air, love your sense of humour, your style, oh and you are my people with the simple shoppers and their simple trolley management, eeep! Keep being you and telling it like you see it.
LOVED this video - I’m shopping for my new apartment and spent a whopping 5 hours in ikea a few weeks ago 🥲 so it was very validating seeing you point out some of the same things I was loving! Also, totally feel you about needing to go to ikea when there aren’t People Around (so many people just. don’t have as much awareness of the space they take up in stores as I would like them to lol)
Absolutely hilarious and on point, love love love catching up with my new fave YT bestie on a Saturday morning ✨ I have not been to an ikea in a decade but damn, flatware gets me too and they had some cute stuff!
I just discovered your channel recently and I love your strong opinions. You're so funny and eloquent. Every video I learn so many new vocabulary as an architecture student and artist from germany! Looking forward for more.
Nothing like a little Saturday morning inspo . Thanks for that !
I totally feel you on the possible inability to compromise once you live alone, lol. I LOVE it and cherish my sanctuary (work as a RN and need a place to decompress) and highly recommend it to everyone to do at least once before living/moving in with someone else. Glad you're able to spend this time doing you!
I think I love you Caroline. In a world with so much BS you actually respect your viewers. Thanks ❤️
Always love fresh flowers and candles! It's good for your inner calm.
Oh my gosh I love the concrete front for the credenza! Super useful advice Caroline
Soooo happy to see you growing your channel and getting sponsorships! You deserve all the success and abundance 💕
Agree on the Ikea sofas, it's a no long-term. We bought our Ikea couch when we first moved in but 7 years later we were able to splurge hard on a super comfy, deep seating, well made couch, non-foam sofa. Worth the wait. I loved so many finds you featured.
I love this video!
Some videos on IKEA are just about spending money - it's a new season, time to get new furniture!!!
That feels so wasteful. I love that this video is about budget, but more than that, it is about what fits you and your lifestyle ❤️
Such a great video. I loved your point about how organisational systems are crucial to interior design. And your point about how glasses/dinnerware are a part of design we really physically engage with. Intelligent and articulate and hilarious ... adore your content! 💗
Holy cow, spacial anxiety is a great term for the difficulty I've had for years! Too many people I don't know in a confined space or bunched up together is a really rough one for me. The first time I went to an Ikea was on a busy Saturday and I almost had a panic attack, way way way too many people, all right on top of each other, and you can't escape! I literally had to go put myself in a corner where I couldn't see anyone and actively shut everything out for a few minutes to calm myself down. I've struggled a bit with going to Ikea since then despite liking a fair bit of their stuff. It sounds stupid but I'm really glad to hear I'm not the only freak that struggles with this, thank you Caroline!
I saw the Space Lamps and was immediately in love ❤
Always helpful! Thanks for taking us along with you!
Love the top! I just ordered some wallpaper from Etsy after watching your bathroom design, half wallpaper, half paint…and I’m about to head to IKEA this weekend! Thank you for all the inspiration 🙏 I love your channel ❤️❤️
oo i'm so glad! hope you find something great 🧡
Yay making my Saturday with this upload! I feel that I will be learning stuff and laughing at stuff which is just what I need today 💜
leighann YOU made MY saturday
I also shan't be doing a kitchen renovation anytime soon, but WHEN I DO...one day...the tip for the companies that create custom cabinet fronts is such a good tip! I didn't know that existed! Love your style and your videooooos :)
I like you, you’re honest, funny, and practical.
I love that you mentioned your dishware being an experience! I'd love to see inside your dish cabinets so see your collection! After almost 10 years of the same dishes and mugs I'm looking for a change. Love your videos.
I love Ikea - I liked watching your process as you went through and your inner dialogue. So many great ideas to liven up my space!
came for the title stayed for the personality!
Thank you for articulating the organizational systems and support must exist or forget decorating. I knew it matters a lot inherently but have never heard it expressed it as such. You made it thru the easy-to-over-buy ikea gauntlet. Love your videos & look forward to them.
The söderhamn couch is so comfortable!!! And I used to work for high end sofa company. I bought a used one and got a new velvet cover. Polished stainless steel is actually mirroring the floor and surrounding, so they blend in quite well.
Thank you. Caroline you don’t know how positively impacting this video has been for me in trying to be productive and working with depression. At 65yo severe fatigue and depression are common and this video was a huge help..!!
Your rant at the end about ikea on the weekends, *simple* people and *simple* carts and *bloodshed*.... that spoke to my soul.
That pink scalloped plate could be used as a tray for candles or perfume❤️
coralling anything & everything
Love heading to ikea! And I agree they have a nice mix of traditional and modern. Super fun tour! ❤️
I've remodeled a couple of kitchens with Ikea cabinetry. Along with the relative ease of customization and installation, I really like living with the turntables that are available for the various corner cabinets they offer. Suddenly something that might get lost for years (or decades) shoved in the back of a cabinet, is front and center with a quick flick of the wrist!
I look forward to your videos every weekend! They're so calming and enjoyable.
I always look forward to your V-logs!
I absolutely fell in love with the Hemnes bedroom furniture in white wash at IKEA, I just went to Home Depot and change out the knobs for the ones that looks like diamonds. It got kinda expensive but I was so hella happy with the look.
Only because you said it would make you feel good- after all, I owe you! Thanks for the ideas and the fun!
This is such a nice, non-judgey video! I have weird feelings about IKEA because I grew up with family that loved antiques, and even when I moved out on my own, I didn't live near an IKEA. IKEA was also way out of my price range. I've still only been to an IKEA once with my old roommates. This video gives me so many ideas for how to get aesthetic basics, because my price range for basics is still low, but my tastes have evolved since I first moved out on my own and bought everything at Dollar Tree.
I'm moving out for the first time next week and have been preparing for my IKEA trip, so this is perfect timing. The ego trip of being able to control my own space is very much settling in for me aswell, haha.
You're insanely funny and give really solid advice. Thank you.
I love your personality. You are a national treasure. Please never leave me.
Went to IKEA like 3 weeks ago and got those cookies. Changed my life. Also, I have a Besta console under my tv and love it! So much storage
Thank for this video! I love the cabinets for a tv stand idea, its exactly the look I want!
Found your channel recently and binge watched a bunch. I love how personal and chill you are. It's like going shopping with my best friend (who happens to be exactly like me). Also, totally random, but I love that you live in my "neck of the woods". There are so many youtubers that live someplace sunny all the time. Nothing personal, no hate to those people, just a rant from a 4 seasons state dweller. Keep up the good work!
all your videos are making me so excited to move into a new apartment and redecorate it! i’m transitioning from college to the real world this spring and i can’t wait to recreate a space for myself~ p.s. we love ikea
Great options, I rarely ever pull the trigger on new utensils unless I know for sure it's going to be the best option & there's no other way that I could possibly swing and miss... which is why watching your reviews has been such an important part of our lives
I love your videos, The best part is definitely you ranting before getting out of the car and when you get back in the car. All your tips are super helpful as I design my 1st help
“This is a shared error”🤣😂 You have the best one-liners, I swear!
I love ikea, thanks for sharing your ideas about my favorite shop
You crack me up, same sense of humour, I’m always referring to people as serial killers. What a hoot. Wish I had your flair, alas I have none
I got a silk pillowcase as a gift for my birthday. I love it and use it every day!
What fantastic bargins! Love that you aren't snooty. I was once in HOme Goods (LOVE HOME GOODS) and a lady was with her interior decorator. The guy said to his client, "you have a VERY expensive house, why could you want to fill it with cheap stuff." He was so stuck up. Then the client seemed intimidated.
❤️ another great video Caroline. Thank you x
I LOVE my soderhamn lol. It’s super deep and supportive and the modular design is great for a budget since it lets you collect pieces over time. It’s light enough to move around too. Right now I have a two-seater couch and a one-seater piece that I use as a chair, but I’m hoping to get a corner piece and turn the whole thing into a sectional when I move into a bigger place.
Great vid, Caroline. You take me back to my days in DC in the 80s, late 80s, please, single woman killing it! Keep it up and your channel’s bound to explode!
Love your channel, energy and mixing of styles! You’re 100% on point that all the same design style is a complete snooze fest!
Really inspiring methodology for walking through IKEA, thank you!
You are the best thing on internet I wish I could show you my glass and bowl collections because I feel you are the only one apart from me who appreciate them X
Thank you for showing some positives about what to look for when shopping at Ikea. Enjoyable!🤗
I’m so excited for your sponsorship. Thanks for taking us along to IKEA. They have some pretty cool stuff
Love Love your videos! Look forward to seeing them.
I love your content! This is my favorite channel for learning how to decorate my home in a practical way. You have the best personality!
Soooooo many RUclipsrs have done shop at IKEA videos but you, girl, you do it right.
Thank you! You shop, think, shop, process at IKEA like 90% of us do. “Come armed!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. So true.
Going to ikea literally warms my soul, loved thissss.
when you said it's all me every day of the week 👏👏👏 yes to no compromises! 🙌
You found some lovely things! I have an IKEA 10 minutes from me and I avoid weekends at all costs. I’m looking for an entryway table thingy and I’m seriously considering the wall hung cabinet. Maybe in that lacquered finish . . . Thanks for the fantastic videos - you’re a gem! 🌷
I love your channel. It’s getting me through some pretty terrible times. Keep the videos coming. ❤
I love your videos and do enjoy going to IKEA with you to see all the latest decor. I too have a traditional style but enjoy a few modern touches and can’t resist 60s/70s vintage items. Look forward to your next video.
Hi Caroline, Great video - you made my day! Noticed Senor painting by the door - looks good! Please give us an update on your beautiful bedroom and any other apartment additions. Thanks for some great ideas, thoughts, and most of all the laughs. Have a great week!
Lovin your videos. Most entertaining IKEA video - great tips with great delivery.
Japanese glasswares are just beautiful. 💕
I love your channel! I is very fun, and calming to me!
Haha, I 100% agree that these cookies are the best ever! Ten years ago, I told a (then) colleague, who went to IKEA for some office updating, that they are worth a try. Guess who ended up getting said cookies next day ;) Oh, and a ring on the finger three years later.
On that note: never worry about not being able to compromise enough for a relationship any more. Because you should never compromise on being you. Yes, making everyday life together work takes work and may mean that you have to do a thing or two differently for the sake of your partner's wellbeing. But never put the existence of a relationship over being yourself at the end of the day. Oh, and always only go for the guy (or girl) who brings you your favourite cookies.