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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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Design Furniture Homewares

New IKEA products: our top August picks

There’s a lot of exciting new products at IKEA this month. Here are our top four!

New IVAR mesh doors

The IVAR storage system in untreated wood has been a workhorse in the IKEA range for over 50 years. This month, some new additions to the system include mesh cabinets.

The mesh cabinets in grey steel offer plenty of storage space for things big and small – everything from folders at the office, things in the kitchen, clothes and bags in the hall, to cleaning items and waste sorting. The steel mesh gives a sleek and industrial look. The IVAR frame can be painted to create a really unique piece for your home. How good does the pink look?!

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The new flatpack VINLIDEN sofa

The new VINLIDEN sofa is just as comfortable as it looks. With its high back, generous seating dimensions and soft covers, it’s designed for maximum comfort. Plus, there are smaller cushions that can be used both against the armrests, but also as a lumbar support.

It’s the first launch of new IKEA sofas with a lightweight metal frame that comes flat-packed. Assembling the sofa is super easy, and when it’s time to move to another home, disassembly is just as smooth. Decide between a two-seater or a three-seater, with or without chaise longue.

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The rainbow PILLEMARK doormat

We don’t need to tell you that these are going to FLY off the shelves as rainbows have never been so popular in interiors, it’s only $19.99 and who doesn’t need a cheery welcome to their home, especially at the moment!

It’s made from the renewable material coir – a coconut fibre, which is hardwearing and perfect for entrance areas.

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The new FRÖSET easy chair

At $99, in multiple colours and a perfect example of Scandinavian design, what’s not to like? Clean lines, visual lightness and smart use of material all come together in this low-sitting chair.

Being lightweight, it’s easy to move around and place in many rooms, making it ideal as an extra chair for social gatherings. Choose between white, red or black stained oak veneer. They all look like icons in the making with their modern shape and low legs.

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