IKEA Furniture: Affordable and Cool

Millions of people love IKEA because of its affordable prices, but don't sleep on IKEA furniture. You can find great basic furniture at the Swedish superstore that fits your budget and looks cool.

Best IKEA Furniture: Slipcovered Sofa

One of our recommendations is to buy one of the slipcovered sofas or chairs at IKEA. It's not as ridiculous as it sounds.

You can take off the slipcovers and wash them if they are dirty. I'm not saying that a non-slipcovered couch is gross, but here's why the slipcovered furniture from Swedish retailer is genius.

1) IKEA sells slipcovered furniture at prices you won't find anywhere else.

2) You can choose from a ton of fabrics from at the store.

3) There is an entire third-party industry built around IKEA slipcovers. You can buy a new slipcover from one of the many stores that specialize in IKEA furniture, or get a new slipcover, which gives you a new sofa or chair.

Or you can work with us, and we'll take care of getting you new slipcovers.

Another option we love to recommend for clients is to use IKEA Hacks to upgrade budget furniture.

IKEA Hacks

IKEA Hacks are simple upgrades that make your affordable IKEA furniture look luxurious.

Make your IKEA desk look cool using a desk tip from IKEA Hackers. In the picture below, the hackers updated the plain but functional IKEA ALEX cabinet on one side for convenient storage, and added new desk legs on the other side of the desk.

Here are some links if you're interested in diving into the internet rabbit hole of IKEA hacks:

Apartment Therapy's Best IKEA Hacks of 2024

Apartment Therapy - 22 IKEA Desk Hacks

IKEA Hackers - Midcentury Modern on a Budget

If you are a Reddit addict (and who isn't?), there's an entire subreddit for IKEA hacks.