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Naturally, IKEA quality isn't going to be as good as high end, hand made furniture, but if you compare IKEA to similarly priced stores, IKEA beats them hands down (especially in style).

We have purchased sofas with washable slip covers from Room & Board (twice the cost) and IKEA (Karlstad) and after several years they are holding up equally well (except IKEA's slipcovers can go in the dryer).

Regardless of where I shop, I rarely like everything I see, so it's a matter of shopping carefully. At least IKEA sells simple and modern design, which would otherwise be unaffordable to most of us.

My vote for the best home design blog goes to http://www.doorsixteen.com
Thoroughly inspiring, creative, and sensible.