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Design by IKEA: A Cultural History | Sara Kristoffersson
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Sara Kristoffersson's compelling study provides the first sustained critical history of IKEA. Kristoffersson argues that the company's commercial success has been founded on a neat alignment of the brand with a particular image of Swedish national identity ? one that is bound up with ideas of social democracy and egalitarianism - and its material expression in a pared-down, functional design aesthetic. Employing slogans such as "Design for everyone?? and "Democratic design??, IKEA signals a rejection of the stuffy, the 'chintzy', and the traditional in both design practices and social structures. Drawing on original research in the IKEA company archive and interviews with IKEA personnel, Design by IKEA traces IKEA's symbolic connection to Sweden, through its design output and its promotional materials, to examine how the company both promoted and profited from the concept of Scandinavian Design.
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Librariana
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Hello friends!
A month or two in, and we've made some progress on the home library. IKEA Billys (and extenders!) were assembled, original bookcases were donated to loving homes, paint was ordered, and additional trim supplies were purchased. Wekends never seem long enough, and we've had to juggle complete dedication to this project with errands and prior commitments, but we're getting closer to me knowing, with certainty, where my books are 😁

Librariana @Cinfhen - Hi Cindy! 👋😁 I promise I'm still around 😄😊 I realize I've been very quiet and absent; I blame my books being in stacks on the floor for that (I don't know where anything is!). My reading life feels like it's taken a hit and is in a bit of disarray, but I do hope that once the library is all finished, I can get myself into a better mental and physical space. Thank you for thinking of me and sweetly checking in! 💜 11mo
Cinfhen Can‘t wait to see the finished product and I‘m soooo glad to know all is well xxx miss you 😘 11mo
TheSpineView How exciting! 11mo
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JamieArc Very excited to see the finished space! 11mo
ravenlee Looks great! So excited to see it when you‘re done! 11mo
marleed Beautiful! I love it! I have a spare bedroom lined in white Billy‘s but my old house walls are too low for extensions. Yours look great! 11mo
ChaoticMissAdventures Nice!! How exciting to see it start to come together. Big projects like this make it tough to read, and really tough for social media use. Hope everything goes smoothly. 11mo
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Librariana
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We are bidding farewell to the old shelves... and entering our Billy era.

marleed I have an entire spare room lined in Billy shelves. I love them. And every shelf is stacked with books! So, my reading room and everyone‘s favorite space in my house! 13mo
Librariana @marleed ??? That sounds absolutely heavenly! We won't have quite an entire room lined, but we will have one wall decked out in Billy with 4 bookcases stretching to the ceiling ? I already have a little couch set up in there and will bring in some ottomans once the home library "faux built-in" project is complete. Can't wait to make it a super cozy spot! 13mo
Reggie Have you been watching Rupaul‘s Drag Race? Because they had a lot eras this season. If not, ignore me. It‘s just that, the girls kept referencing what era they were in so much it became hilarious. 13mo
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Librariana @Reggie Oh, I am ABSOLUTELY watching! I love me some RPDR! And I totally added 'era' not only as a nod to Ms. T Swift, but as an homage to Luxx and to MIB *repeatedly* using it! It cracks me up! 13mo
Reggie 😁lol nice! 13mo
Librariana @Reggie I should also add that I am not caught up! 😳 I finished watching the Rusical episode last night and am due to watch the makeover and Final Four episodes respectively. I am equal parts #TeamAnetra and #TeamSasha 💖 13mo
Reggie As much as I love MIB and Anetra, I want Sasha to take it. The Rusical was fantastic. It‘s my new favorite alongside the one they did for Madonna when poor Jan should have won, lol. You‘ll like the last 2 episodes. 13mo
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BookishRedhead
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Walking around IKEA trying to read the books.
I don't even speak Swedish

melzen I can read it for you if you want, I can speak it 2y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Disclaimer : I found it like this

I lowkey actually enjoy walking around IKEA

Soubhiville 🤣 I wouldn‘t have held it against you if you posed it like this. 2y
Bookzombie 😂 2y
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BookDadGirlDad
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I think we'll call this finished....for now.

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BookDadGirlDad
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Progress!!! This is all kids books.

britt_brooke Love it! 🤩 3y
Twainy Do I see double stacks? Two deep! That‘s a lot of books! 🙌 3y
BookDadGirlDad @Twainy Yep. I do have some double stacks. It's a little more manageable with these Kallax units than the Billy cases. 3y
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Twainy I‘m still on the fence between the two. 😁 3y
BookDadGirlDad @Twainy With our family dynamics, these just work better. 3 girls 7,5, and 2. Homeschool. Yeah...storage options are a must. These are more versatile (note the totes in the bottom). 3y
Twainy There‘s one of these in each of my niece/nephew‘s bedrooms … for my personal stash of books, I‘m leaning towards the Billy‘s as I prefer not to double stack, I have hundreds of books & I don‘t want to be limited in height (I think the Billy‘s have adjustable shelves) …. More thought required …. 3y
BookDadGirlDad @Twainy Billys have adjustable shelves. I have several and the extension to 8 foot high. Tsondoku is an art in my house 3y
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BookDadGirlDad
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Touch up done. Top unit added. Anchored the two tall units to the wall because my 2 year old will try to climb. Doors will go in the unit below the TV for DVD storage. It will be mostly kid books out here.

NikkiM5 #goals that looks awesome 👏🏾 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks great!! 3y
GondorGirl Now to load it up! 3y
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AkashaVampie Love it. Wish I had more physical books so I could do this.. and the space. 3y
BookDadGirlDad @GondorGirl Working on it!! This will be mostly kids/homeschool books 3y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Whoa! Great setup! 😱❤️ 3y
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BookDadGirlDad
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It's underway. Touch up the wall, anchor the units, add a shelf across the top, then rearrange books.

GondorGirl It's looking beautiful! 3y
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BookDadGirlDad
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Because...books

mandarchy I have truck envy now! I need to go do this. 3y
DrexEdit 😲 👍 😀 3y
julesG You can park in front of my house. 😁😁😁 For real, I'm certainly copying you this week. But my car might not be big enough for more than two Kallax. 3y
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BookDadGirlDad @julesG Ha! I didn't even have to go inside. It did try to rain on me. I'm near Tampa Fl. 3y
GondorGirl Now you have the unenviable task of assembling it all. 😳😂 3y
BookDadGirlDad @GondorGirl It's the rearranging after construction....😳😳😳 This is what happens when you're weekend enjoyment is feeding your tsondoku issues.😁 3y
Twainy Sigh … I drive a Malibu. I don‘t think Billy‘s will fit in my car :( 3y
BookDadGirlDad @Twainy I love my Billy cases. We bought Kallax this time 3y
Twainy How are they different? Will they fit in my Malibu? 3y
Leftcoastzen I saw this immediately went OMG! I brought Kallax home in a Honda but my trunk has an opening to the back seat. @Twainy I think the short Kallax would fit in a Malibu back seat. 3y
BookDadGirlDad @Twainy The best way to see it is on the IKEA website. The Kallax is more like cube storage than bookshelf. 3y
Twainy Ahhh my niece has we large square book cases but I think they‘re too deep. Going back to the ikea website :) 3y
BookDadGirlDad @Twainy That can be an issue. It's a give and take 3y
Twainy If I only needed one …. Hmmm 3y
Twainy I think the large square comes in 2 boxes. How many book cases are up there? 3y
BookDadGirlDad @Twainy I've 3 of the 12 square, 5 of the 4 square (tall), and a dresser. 2 of the 12 square units and all 5 of the 4 square will make an entertainment center/book storage unit. I'll post pictures when it is all done. Yes, the larger units are 2 boxes. 3y
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BriannaT
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I haven‘t had much reading time recently because I became a homeowner! One of my dreams is having my own library, and it‘s coming together!!

Librarybelle Congratulations! 4y
TheSpineView That's awesome! Congrats! 💜📚💜 4y
BriannaT Thank you so much!! 4y
Ddzmini Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊🍾 🥂🥳 4y
Tiffiney I‘m jealous! That‘s awesome! 4y
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Ddzmini
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Yes yes and yes 🙌🏽😝📖😋

Cathythoughts 😂😂😂 5y
bromeliad reminds me of 5y
AmyG Hahahaha! 5y
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Leftcoastzen 😂👏❤️ 5y
Ddzmini @Cathythoughts @AmyG @Leftcoastzen I had to share because this made me 🤣🤣🤣🙌🏽 5y
Ddzmini @bromeliad I haven‘t read that book yet but it‘s on my tbr 📖😋 5y
Eggs 😂🤣😂 5y
IamIamIam Totally reminds me of Maggie Leigh in 5y
Ddzmini @IamIamIam I‘ll have to check that book out 📖😋 5y
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tealatte
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Have not been reading much, been on Ikea's site a LOT lately.
Need a new #bookcase 😄 and tall clothes rack/storage. My issue is lack of wall space; I think this slim 16“ wide Billy bookcase is the easiest fix?
Currently have a 30“ bookcase, but need to downgrade in width for the clothing storage.
Thoughts and experience welcome on skinny/vertical book storage.

#bookshelf #bookshelves #bookcases #bookcollection #bookworm

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Booksbymybed
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Pickpick

Kinder Homes is full of inspiration and awesome ideas for creating a living space.

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Booksbymybed
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Picked up a really pretty home decor book in Ikea

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BeansPage
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Thank you @BookNAround I needed this laugh today
ROF 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 LMAO

#BookHumor

BarbaraJean Hahahaha—I just posted this same image! My mother-in-law sent it to me. So hilarious! 5y
BeansPage @BarbaraJean IKR??? 🤣🤣🤣 5y
BookNAround My mom‘s cousin posted it on my Facebook and I thought it was too hilarious not to share. 😁 5y
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BeansPage @BookNAround 😘🤗😘🤗 5y
Pamwurtzler 😂😂 5y
knp4597 😂😂😂 5y
CoverToCoverGirl You‘re trying to kill me! 😂😂😂😂😂 5y
SconsinBookyBadger This is hilarious! 😂 🤣😂🤣 5y
DocBrown Took me about half a second, and then I laughed out loud. 5y
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BarbaraJean
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My mother-in-law just sent this to me. 😂😂🤣

TheBookgeekFrau Omg I Love this!!!! 😂😂 5y
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LectricSheep
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Is there anything more inspiring than bookshelves waiting to be filled? 😍

Melissa_J Have fun filling those 😍😍😍 6y
LectricSheep @Melissa_J My partner put the shelves together to get the “fire hazards” off the floor. 😂 Such a rude name for my book spires. 6y
DivineDiana What fun! I have one in the garage waiting to assemble. My husband does not relish the task and unfortunately it is a bit much for me. Need to find an assembly service. 🤔 6y
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Melissa_J 😂🤣😂 6y
LectricSheep @DivineDiana My partner finds it relaxing, which is unfathomable to me. But I don‘t ask too many questions— I just accept it. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y
DivineDiana @LectricSheep How lucky you are! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 6y
Sarah83 Have fun decorating it. 😏 6y
LeahBergen Sigh. 😍😍 6y
cariashley Jealous!! 😍 6y
rather_be_reading 😍😍 somebody is gnna have lots of fun! 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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I was building this for records not for books. First time ever with an IKEA product there was a screw missing from the hardware pack.Wrote to them , hoping for a replacement.On the positive, it‘s cool and it rained here in Az. Happy about that!Slowing down my books/records reorganization though.🤗😐

CouronneDhiver Oh no! I just bought one of those shelves... it‘s quite good! I hope you‘re able to get it resolved 6y
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JSW

Mr. JSW and I went to ikea yesterday and put together a new bed frame. I‘m pleased to report that we intend to stay married.

Bookzombie 😂😂 6y
Beckys_Books 🤣🤣 6y
JSW Honestly. Anyone who needs a relationship check should try this. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6y
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carys14
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Those IKEA instructions are not the easiest to follow....

#needsreassembling #Tisfortessa #tessacat

MarriedtoMrT 😁🙃😻 6y
sprainedbrain 😹😹😹 6y
peaKnit 😂 that cat! 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled 😂 and somehow, this is comfortable! 6y
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Andrea4
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Katerina
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It's that time again 😁 Time for a new bookshelf. This time it's only a narrow Billy shelf. I'm seriously running out of free wall space. Damn you, many windows that make my appartment so light XD

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kspenmoll
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#HumpDayPost #bookcaseforTBR
🐪Want to buy: Ikea Billy bookcase
🐪peanut M&M‘s
🐪Louise Penny‘s Three Pines series🌲🌲🌲
🐪wanted to be a nun, doctor
🐪15

DebbieGrillo I have a whole wall of these shelves. They're awesome . People often mistake them for built-in. 6y
kspenmoll @DebbieGrillo We have 4 in different rooms- two are 26 years old- don‘t sag, bend, etc. & loaded with books! We have small rooms with lots of doors, windows( old house) so they cannot line a wall which I would love-can see why they could be mistaken for built-ins! Would live tp see pics of yours! 6y
bentchbites This is amazing! Now I'm missing IKEA so bad! 😭 6y
megt I love love love my IKEA bookcases! I can‘t imagine having anything else to house my books. 6y
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BucklingBookshelves
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When I run out of #space, I start doubling up the shelves. And this photo is from the spring, so there are even more stacks now 🙄#30daysofreadathon

smilingshelves Pretty! Cluttered bookshelves are the best, in my opinion. Yours look a lot like mine! 7y
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JacqMac
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I love a good catalog. Is it too early to make a Christmas list?

britt_brooke 😍😍😍 7y
saresmoore Never too early for a Christmas list! 7y
Aninski For a moment I thought that you were already rereading Horrorstör ? (I love looking at IKEA catalogues, even if it makes me want to change everything in my house!) 7y
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JacqMac @saresmoore I want one of everything! Sometimes two. 😂 7y
JacqMac @Aninski Me too! 7y
teebe 💙💛 Did you see their catalogue app? There's a 3D function where you can view their furniture in your house. It's dangerous 😉 7y
JacqMac @teebe No I didn't! That sounds fun. But also dangerous. Lol 7y
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BookThingo
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It's here!!! #ikeaporn

BibliophileMomma I will never think of IKEA the same after reading 7y
BookThingo @Tiffy_Reads OMG! I...I might have to read that. 😂 7y
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Books_Wine_Repeat
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Scurvygirl Yes this came yesterday! 💚💚 7y
AmandaL Got mine too! 7y
AWahle I got the email saying it was on its way the same day it was in the mailbox! 📪🎉 7y
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Rachellynnwright Me too!! And here I thought I was the only one who got excited about these?? 7y
Books_Wine_Repeat @Rachellynnwright I love browsing the catalogue. My husband feels differently. 😜 7y
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merelybookish
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A few years ago, I did some major Marie Kondoing and purged a lot of books. (For the most part, few regrets.) So these - in their IKEA-shelved glory - are the books that bring me joy. 😃
#shelfie #riotgrams

LeahBergen I spy a row of LM Montgomery. 😄 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess I have those same book cases. 7y
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Waynegjr
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IKEA children's books does it again!

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Waynegjr
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I think all descriptions on the back of books should finish with "how will it all end".

MayJasper Would be fun 😀 7y
EchoLogical I'm so distracted by the illustration! I mean what's up with the creepy foxes? Lol 7y
RebeccasReading We have this book! Not bad 7y
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britt_brooke
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DAY 2: #whereiread #riotgrams

I do a lot of reading in this chair while my little dudes make messes. 💚💚💚 My other typical reading spots: bed, tub, stairclimber.

stacybmartin Oooh I love your blanket! 😍 7y
britt_brooke @stacybmartin Thanks! It was a gift from my MIL. 😁 7y
Desha Such a cute blanket! ❤️ 7y
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vivastory Looks comfortable 7y
Reviewsbylola Yes to the tub!! 🛀 7y
Joybishoptx Nice! 7y
hlgreenfield That looks like such a comfortable reading place. Love the blanket. 😃 Is that The Sell-out I spot? Is it any good? 7y
BibliophileMomma Love the blanket 😍😍 7y
britt_brooke @hlgreenfield Good eye! I'm still not quite sure what I think. I'm enjoying it, but I'm only halfway through. It feels like it's taking me forever to read. 7y
britt_brooke @Desha @Tiffness83 Thank you! It was a gift from my awesome MIL. 💚 7y
britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola That is probably my favorite spot! Too bad it only happens about once week. 7y
Chachic Awesome blanket! 7y
saresmoore This book title basically describes my entire home! 7y
britt_brooke @saresmoore Mine, too! 😂 Seriously, almost everything in this place is IKEA. And more is literally on the way - big boy beds for the little dudes. 😁 7y
saresmoore 🙌 Pending the yearly tax refund, I'll probably be adding some new flat-packed goodness to my house soon, too! Which beds did you get? 7y
Cinfhen Chair looks super comfy and that blanket 🙌🏻 7y
britt_brooke @saresmoore A white Hemnes twin for each. 👍🏻👍🏻 And matching dressers, bedding, the whole nine. They're so excited for their big boy rooms! 😁 7y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thanks! 😁 7y
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Susanita
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Here's a pre #shelfie while someone helped me put it together. #riotgram #catsoflitsy

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DreesReads
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#funfridayphoto #shelfie Our overwhelmed bookshelves. There are a few more--one houses craft/nature/gardening books, and younger son has two full low bookshelves in his room.

Suzze I love how there's places for CD's, DVD's, even shot glasses! Did you build these? 7y
DreesReads @Suzze it's a Billy/Gnedby combo from ikea. So we put them together ;) 7y
Suzze @AudreyMorris Nice! I'll have to look at their catalog. IKEA is a mile from my house. 😁 7y
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RealLifeReading Oooh look at those beautiful shelves and books! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
britt_brooke IKEA 💕💕💕 7y
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