Posted by Susan on August 19, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Every summer, IKEA celebrates a traditional Swedish tradition, the kräftskiva, or crayfish party. This year, at many IKEA US locations, the Crayfish Party is on August 20th, 2010. You can buy your tickets in advance for this all you can eat buffet, so don’t wait! Tickets are on sale in most locations now – check in the restaurant.
IKEAFANS Crayfish Party Meetup and Giveaway
We’re going to be at this year’s Crayfish Party at IKEA Woodbridge from 5:30 til 8pm on Friday, 8/20/2010 – look for us in our IKEAFANS T-Shirts!
Won’t you join us? Our first winner from Wednesday can’t make it so you’re in luck! Share this on Facebook, or retweet on Twitter for your chance to win 2 tickets to the IKEA Woodbridge Crayfish Party on Friday, August 20th. Plus, for the lucky winner, we’ll throw in an IKEAFANS gift bag stuffed full of IKEA goodies to boot! EDIT: We’ve given away one ticket and the gift bag, and we’ll give away the other ticket tomorrow at the event to some random lucky winner!
Click through for recipes for your own Crayfish Party and learn how to peel a crayfish…
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Posted by Susan on August 16, 2010 at 3:29 am
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IKEA Blue Bags.
They come in a myriad of sizes, suitable for everything from the smallest IKEA Swedestore purchase to the big marketplace haul. BRATTBY, FRAKTA and FIXA are the names given to the ubiquitous blue bags which are for purchase – the big yellow bags now are only for in-store use. Find out what else you can do with your blue bag.
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Posted by Susan on August 13, 2010 at 3:40 am
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Fast forward to 2040 – how will kitchens of the future function, look, feel? This surreal kitchen sculpture outside the Barbicon Art Gallery in London, is part of The Surreal House Exhibition and is called Surrealistika. It has garnered lots of attention, but I’m more interested in hearing about what was said inside at yesterday’s debate hosted by IKEA on the future of kitchens.
IKEA yesterday presented a study commissioned from The Future Laboratory and Jill O’Reilly, head of IKEA Kitchens for IKEA Dublin had this to say,
In this world of the future, the kitchen will be a thoughtful, considerate friend, steering between being the health hub of the home, a cultural and social structure cradling human connection, and a technological yet animate force making life easier, cleaner, sustainable and enjoyable.
Via Irish Examiner
Click through to see innovations in kitchens: a Food Printer and Digital Chef from MIT, a conceptual hydroponic refrigerator from Hyundai and more potential products of the future…
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Posted by Susan on August 12, 2010 at 10:12 am
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In years past, we’ve seen different IKEA catalog covers for the UK and in Australia and other countries. This year, IKEA Canada has deviated from the IKEA US selection of a catalog cover. That’s the 2011 IKEA USA Catalog cover on the left and the 2011 IKEA Canada Catalog cover on the right. Which do you prefer?
Click through to find out how to win $10,000 from IKEA Canada and vote for your chance to win a giveaway from IKEAFANS.com!
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Posted by Susan on August 11, 2010 at 11:34 pm
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2011 IKEA Catalog Facts: For FY 2011 IKEA is printing approximately 200 million copies of its catalog in 61 editions in 29 languages. The IKEA Catalog is read by 400 million people in 41 countries. This catalog year (2011) represents the 60th year of IKEA Catalogs.
Around the world, the IKEA Catalog for 2011 is going out – here in the US, catalogs began arriving in mailboxes on the 2nd of August. The UK got theirs yesterday, but Sweden’s still 8 days from catalog drop. However, in anticipation of the 2011 catalog drop on August 19th, 2010, IKEA Sweden has set up a catalog retrospective to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the IKEA Catalog. Fun!
Click through for the link to the retro look at 60 years of the IKEA catalog, and find out how to make your own personalized page, like mine above! Read More …
Latest information, pictures and news on IKEA Kitchens 2011.
Pictures, info and more on new IKEA Children's line in 2011.
Latest photos and product info on IKEA Bedrooms for 2011. 
Updated info, tips and tricks on the IKEA Home Planner.
Every summer, IKEA celebrates a traditional Swedish tradition, the kräftskiva, or crayfish party. This year, at many IKEA US locations, the Crayfish Party is on August 20th, 2010. You can buy your tickets in advance for this all you can eat buffet, so don’t wait! Tickets are on sale in most locations now – check in the restaurant.