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A little more order, a little more comfort. Considered ideas for the place you call home.

Small spaces

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IKEA RÅSKOG Trolley Review: £29 for 18 kg Across Three Tiers

Three steel trays, lockable castors and a 45 × 35 × 77 cm frame. The RÅSKOG costs £29 and carries 6 kg a tier — no more.

2 min read

Bedroom

2 guides

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IKEA HEMNES Chest of 3 Drawers Review: The UK Gets a Different Chest

IKEA UK does not list the 54 cm two-drawer HEMNES chest. Its HEMNES chest is this 108 × 50 × 96 cm three-drawer piece at £199, with 190 litres and a wall anchor.

2 min read

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IKEA KNARREVIK Bedside Table Review: The 10 kg Limit the Page Leaves Out

The £12 steel KNARREVIK is one of IKEA's cheapest bedside tables. Its 10 kg ceiling and the warning not to sit on it sit in the assembly booklet, not on the product page.

3 min read

Smart home

1 guide

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Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 Review: £69.98 for One Room and Thirty Zones

The FP2 keeps a light on while you sit still, if the room fits inside 40 m² and a 2.4 GHz router reaches it. The Aqara UK shop sells it for £69.98, down from £82.99.

3 min read

Storage

1 guide

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IKEA SAMLA 45-Litre Box Review: Cheap Clear Storage With a £3 Lid

At £8 the SAMLA is a clear polypropylene tote that stacks once the lid clicks on, and IKEA's fine print rules out food and outdoor use.

3 min read

Furniture

3 guides

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IKEA KALLAX 2x2 Review: £29 For Four Cubes, And £20 More Buys Eight If The Wall Allows

A £29 four-cube frame that IKEA rates at 13 kg a shelf, ships in one 11.78 kg box and must be screwed to a wall. The eight-cube frame next to it costs £20 more.

5 min read

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IKEA POÄNG Armchair Review: £69, and a Cushion That Cannot Be Washed

The birch veneer POÄNG with the Knisa light beige cushion costs £69 in the UK, down from £80. The cushion's care label says do not wash and do not dry clean.

2 min read

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IKEA LACK Side Table Review: Ten Kilos Is the Whole Contract

The £10 white LACK is a paper-cored table with a published 10 kg top limit; read that number as the specification, because the listing offers no other.

4 min read

Garage

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Garage Storage: Three Indoor Pieces That Do the Job First

Garage storage is bought as a system and used as three habits: a wall for tools, a basket for what moves, a trolley for what rolls. Three IKEA pieces, £47 together, cover them before a rail system is worth buying.

4 min read

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