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IKEA’s new DEKORERA collection invites a sophisticated home refresh

IKEA’s DEKORERA range is focused on the contrast and combination of shade and light, creating a multi-dimensional and sophisticated ambiance in your home. These pieces were designed to renew existing furniture items, and enhance and update living spaces without complex and expensive overhauls. This is achieved through eye-catching decorative items and textiles such as throws, pillows, rugs, bowls, vases, jugs and trays.

DEKORERA is a collection that draws from the rich colours and style of 17th Century Dutch master painters like Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals; full of swirling, golden light, playful domestic scenes, and shadowy corners. This, combined with traditional Scandinavian craftsmanship, results in products created to add an inviting flair to your home.

The bright pattern of many of the textiles and decor items enables you to combine them with darker, or more neutral, furniture – such as an armchair or couch – to refresh the space without making any major replacements. By using a patterned throw, some contrasting cushions, and a rug (to tie this decorative moment together), you can entirely refresh the furnishings that you already own.

There’s even a new neutral cover, made of natural cotton, for your existing STRANDMON armchair, which can create the base for a fresh new style at a fraction of the cost of a new chair.

Many of these contrasting textiles were envisioned as points of interest in a shady and sophisticated living room with distinctive diamonds, textured stripes, and bold patterns.

There’s also a playful homage to the roots of the range’s inspiration, with colour-block versions of some of the most famous works by Vermeer and Da Vinci (as seen above on the shelf). They are not only decorative pieces, but also function as trays that can be used to carry your morning coffee or tea! The candlesticks (seen on top of the cabinet, above) are striking design accessories as well, playing with bold shapes and colours while retaining their functionality.

The rounded, gentle forms of DEKORERA’s bowls, jugs, and vases reflect traditional Northern European crafts and techniques. Released just in time for Christmas, they inspire thoughts of a rustic and rural simplicity, delivering a much-needed respite in a time such as this.

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IKEA catalogue celebrates 70th anniversary with new format

For the first time, this year’s IKEA Catalogue (out from Tuesday) has been turned into a ‘how-to’ booklet full of problem-solving tips, hands-on ideas and practical advice in a response to a time where life at home has never been more important.

Now more than ever, people are faced with the desire to create homes that suit their ever-changing needs and desires. IKEA wants to provide Australians with the knowledge to make these big-impact changes. This dynamic version of the IKEA Catalogue 2021 is focused on small budgets and smaller spaces. Each page has been filled with practical ways to make homes around the world cosier, smarter, more sustainable and more beautiful.

“As we all spend more time at home, our spaces are working harder than ever before. For many of us, the reality of life at home means spaces and budgets that are shrinking in size. That’s why we’ve focused the solutions in this year’s catalogue on affordability and small space living”, says Christine Gough, country home furnishing and retail design manager for IKEA Australia.

The 2021 catalogue presents the importance of beautiful bathrooms, delicious kitchens and living and dining rooms you’ll fall in love with. Customers will also be offered practical tips such as mixing patterns, showing off your style and how to organise absolutely everything.

COMING SOON: A new range of bamboo doors for the longstanding IVAR storage range.

Despite our lives at home changing, some of the solutions to grace the pages of the catalogue have continued for decades – like the much loved BILLY bookcase, which continues to be a customer favourite more than 40 years on. What’s also stayed the same is IKEA’s commitment to inspire people to live healthier and more sustainable lives.

A BILLY bookcase sells approximately every five seconds! We love them with glass doors on.

“We want to help people create a home that’s not only better for them, but better for the planet too – one water-saving tap and LED light bulb at a time,” says Christine.

Each year, IKEA conducts in-depth research and home visits with people around the world. Through this research they’re able to find out people’s frustrations, dreams, hopes and desires for their homes.

There are six different homes in this year’s catalogue, each representing a different living situation, including a young couple in their first apartment, a growing family in a rental, and a money-savvy couple with two young children in a one-bedroom apartment.

With a range of new products featured in the IKEA Catalogue 2021, customers can find the practical advice, solutions and advice for creating a smarter, more flexible, and better life at home. 

Customers can access the catalogue online at www.ikea.com.au or collect a copy from their local store from next Tuesday 1 September 2020.

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Alert: the new IKEA catalogue is out!

Always an exciting time here at Interiors Addict! Unfortunately, you can’t get your hands on a hard copy in store until 1 September. You can, however, view it online or download the app here now.

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Enjoy!

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Kitchens

The latest kitchen makeover trends

Australians are still all about the neutrals when it comes to their kitchens, but they’re mixing it up with more eclectic finishes, matt doors, deeper benchtops and deorative murals.

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In 2012, kitchen makeover specialists Granite Transformations completed more than 8,000 kitchens in greys, beiges and whites and in response to demand, they’ve released 5 new colours exclusive to the Australian market and in time for the warmer months ahead. Ikea, on the other hand, whose catalogue launch I attended last month, has introduced a red kitchen, especially with its Australian Asian customers in mind.

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New IKEA Stockholm range has premium design and materials without the big price tag

IKEA’s latest premium range, STOCKHOLM, has arrived in Australian stores, featuring a stylish collection of statement pieces for the home in surprisingly luxe materials like velvet, walnut and full grain leather.

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STOCKHOLM is designed to add a warm and homey feeling through stylish design that embodies the finest quality furnishings and absolute comfort. The collection is inspired by principles of democratic design: good design and smart solutions at a competitive price; clever and comfortable products, created with high quality materials.

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IKEA 2014 catalogue preview: living with kids

Next year’s IKEA 2014 catalogue will have a real focus on living with children. Have a look at this quick video for an idea of what’s in store (or going to be!).

An IKEA spokesperson said: “This year at IKEA we’re turning our focus to the most important people in the world; children. Throughout the year, we’ll have tips and ideas about how families can spend more time together supporting the year’s theme, Living with Children. And we’re starting with the 2014 IKEA Catalogue. We’ve kept the same structure and we’ve packed it with the exciting stories behind our products and new ideas to help people love their homes even more. There’s also more engaging extended content available through the IKEA Catalogue app.

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Ikea 2014 catalogue preview: coastal

Do you want to know what’s more exciting than the new IKEA catalogue coming out? Getting a preview of what’s going to be in it ahead of time!

Coastal bathroom

Every day this week I’ll be sharing with you some images from next year’s catalogue, starting today, with the products in a coastal theme. What do you think?

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I heart IKEA rugs

So while I was at the IKEA catalogue launch earlier this week, I had a quick look around the Tempe store. With limited time on my hands, I had to pick my perusing carefully.  So I headed straight to the rug department. My black and white striped Stockholm Rand is one of the favourite things in my living room and it gets loads of compliments. Over the years, I’ve owned many an IKEA rug. This week, these four caught my eye.

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The new IKEA catalogue launch

I have always LOVED new IKEA catalogue time. How exciting is it? It doesn’t matter if you need something new for your home or not, it’s always a great display of smart, innovative, stylish design at affordable prices. From the days when I first discovered IKEA and kitted out my entire apartment with it (yes, it was like an IKEA showroom in the nineties) to these days, when I mix the odd IKEA piece in with vintage and other more expensive items, I love it! The IKEA catalogue, to a design or interiors lover, is like a really good bumper issue of your favourite magazine.

It’s not just the products, it’s all the styling inspiration too. I’m not alone either. They print around 5 million copies in Australia. Wow. It’s also the second biggest publication in the world after the bible. Love that stat.

The new one’s out on Monday but I already have one! Ner-ner-ner-ner-ner! It was launched to media at IKEA Tempe last night, alongside the new textiles collection, which is set to become an even more important part of the brand’s offering.

A large space was wonderfully styled to showcase the new textile designs and the array of possibilities to create with them, from curtains to cushions, napkins, decorations, kids’ play tents and more. This table setup was particularly divine.