Ikea chairs: how to choose the right one?

All over the world there are hardly 50 names of companies that are known everywhere, for example: Coca-cola, Mercedes, Bosch, Lego. Among the manufacturers of furniture and household goods, Ikea has been and remains one of the world leaders. If it's time to buy new chairs, armchairs, stools, you should first look at the assortment offered by this Dutch company.

Ikea's goal is to create furniture and related home products for mass consumption. To please its customers, the company keeps up with the times and constantly improves the design of its products, takes into account consumer feedback, and, importantly, tries to make its products affordable. The latter factor is achieved by reducing shipping and assembly costs: furniture and assembly instructions are easy to understand, the kit often includes the right tools, and all items are transported in flat boxes.

It is worth noting more useful Ikea options that distinguish it from other similar manufacturers:

• A Russian-language site on which, in addition to a convenient catalog, a search engine and various filters, when choosing one product, as a rule, visitors are automatically offered companion products from the same series or possible additional materials;
• Unique names of goods and their SKUs, knowing which, you can easily find them in any search engine.

Ikea is very responsible for energy conservation and the environment. Most of the products featured are made from recyclable materials. The luminaires use LEDs. Textile products are mainly represented by natural fabrics.

Ikea can offer a chair in any material that is known in the furniture industry. Since the range of furniture is very large, for greater clarity and convenience we will consider them in comparative tables for the same characteristics.

Both the entire chair and only its frame can be made of wood. In this part, we will only look at chairs made entirely of wood.

Note that this is just some of the wood furniture in order to appreciate the variety of models and the price run.

The assortment of the company has options for wicker furniture, but they are located in the armchairs section.

Wicker furniture is most often used in open areas in cafes, summer cottages, so it becomes relevant in the summer.Ikea may produce seasonal limited collections of wicker furniture for the summer season.

In the design of chairs, plastic is usually used to make the seat and / or back, and the legs are made of metal or wood. However, Ikea can offer options for all-plastic chairs:

Completely metal chairs were not found, it is always a combination with other materials: wood, plastic. This will be the largest group. Let's see models with different functions and prices.

The shape of the furniture primarily depends on its purpose.

For example, chairs and armchairs for outdoor use (veranda, balcony, cafe) should be lightweight and at the same time durable: for this purpose, Ikea has many options for folding and stackable chairs (Feilland, Terje, Sven-Bertil, "Ikea PS 2012"). But for the kitchen (and not only) there is a very interesting option - a folding Beckwem step-ladder: as a ladder, it will come in handy in finding the right ingredient in distant cabinets, or it can be used as a high stool, or as a stand for flowers. And when you need to remove it, you can simply fold it and hang it on the wall to save space, and the set comes with a wall mount.

For offices, there is a large selection of swivel chairs on wheels, with or without armrests (Snille, Renberget, Markus). There is also a swivel chair for working at the table, but without wheels - "Kullaberg" on iron legs, made in the industrial style of the last century.

Lovers of comfort will be interested in paying attention to the rocking chair. Poeng, depending on the upholstery material and color, the price varies between 8999-15999 rubles. Or a more budgetary option for a convenient pastime - a transformable pouf bag "Bussen" (6999 rubles).

The variety of all kinds of high chairs and armchairs for children will not leave anyone indifferent. For babies who have not yet learned how to sit, there is a portable chair "Tovig"... It will be convenient for the younger generation to eat with the whole family at an adult table on a special highchair Ingolf: The seat is at the desired height and the comfortable bar can be used as a step for the feet. And in the design of a bright swivel chair "Ikea PS Lemsk" a folding awning is provided, which will create a cozy nest where your baby can hide.If you need to equip a nursery for two children, then instead of high chairs, it is practical to choose a bench from the Flisat series, which has three sitting heights, or a Stuva bench with a storage box for toys.

It is worth noting that despite the unusual designs, any item will be easy to assemble at home, without having any design skills. And additional accessories in the form of covers for the legs of chairs (purchased separately) series "Fix" protect floors from scratches.

The color scheme of chairs and other pieces of furniture from Ikea, as a rule, is not flashy, one might say, neutral, natural. The main color is white, gray, blue, black, natural wood, metal. Children's items have more interesting colors, but also muted, pastel: white, green, blue, pink. But sometimes the designers of the company misbehave, and then bright colored pieces of furniture also appear in an unusual design. So, lovers of expressive juicy colors can choose a chair for themselves.

• Budget, multifunctional: red “Addé” (503.597.89), folding orange “Nisse” (303.609.44), yellow desk chair “Molte” (503.085.87), red office chair “Alric” (202.108.94), turquoise folding chair Frode (503.608.77), Theodores green stackable chair (903.509.42).
• Modern, futuristic: bright yellow "Yan-Inge" (803.609.08), pink baby seat "Poeng" (403.801.02), orange swivel baby seat "Ikea PS Lemsk" (803.661.23).

Another option to add a color accent is to complement your furniture with accessories: pillows, capes, removable covers. This is the most inexpensive option, but very effective.

Of all the variety of Ikea furniture, it is sometimes very difficult to make a choice. To make it easier to decide, make your own list of criteria. For example, where the furniture will be located: in the living room, in the bathroom, in the bedroom, in the child's room or in the dining area of ​​the kitchen, how often it will be used, the right amount and design. It is important what functions the object will perform: for eating at the table, for comfortable relaxation in the living room, for storing things in the nursery. Often a significant contribution to the final decision is made by the area of ​​the room: for large rooms of a country house, you can pick up larger interior armchairs and chairs, and for small apartments it is better to take multifunctional and transformable objects, for example, a chair-bed, a step-stool, a multifunctional hanger chair for clothes and towels, a high chair with a table.

For example, you need to choose 6 chairs for an oval dining table in the living room in a classic design. All options for Viennese or Windsor chairs will be appropriate, you only need to decide on the color (Lekke, Ingolf, Norness, Norrarid).

The design of Ikea furniture is so diverse and functional that there is a chair for any interior.

Cozy living room with dining table and chairs in soothing muted colors.

Or a minimalist style with eye-catching sheer chairs.

The children's room is always transformed with beautiful and safe highchairs.

For an overview of the models of chairs from Ikea, see the following video.