IKEA Supports Bee Population With DIY Bee Home Kit

Bella Breakdown The flat-pack furniture company IKEA is offering a DIY kit to create a Bee Home to help support the bee population from one of its innovation hubs, Space10. The Bee Home is designed to create a safe space in several sizes and styles for bees to support the population numbers for bees. Users can choose the ideal style, size, and desired place for the DIY Bee Home online, then share those designs with a makerspace to build their dream bee home. Bees are threatened by low population numbers that can lead to extinction and conservation efforts are...

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Robotic Furniture Will Be Coming To IKEA

Bella Breakdown IKEA is giving new hope to renters living in apartments way too small to furnish. At this year’s annual Democratic Design Day, the DIY retailer unveiled a new line of robotic furniture that will help create big spaces at just the touch of a button. During the two-day event, the Swedish company announced its partnership with Ori. The Boston-based company is known for its “robotic interiors” and gained mainstream attention for its “pocket closet.” Through Ori, IKEA will release a collection of “innovative and flexible home solutions for people who have big dreams for small space.” The...

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Reform Offers Custom Affordable Furniture

Everyday Classics Who doesn’t love IKEA? The first time I ever went into their showrooms, I was amazed at just how much stuff they could fit in one area, and how much of it I didn’t actually need but really wanted. It’s like a playground for new house-owners to splurge at and a great way to test just how handy you are with a screwdriver and hammer. Now, IKEA just got cooler, and no we aren’t talking more meatballs at the food court. Take a peek above and watch as Michael Anderson and Jeppe Christensen “reform” your IKEA purchases...

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These IKEA Inspired Baby Names Will Make Your Day

Bella Breakdown We love IKEA, and we love babies…so why not combine the two and create IKEA-inspired baby names? This is no joke, as parents are turning to Ikea furniture for baby name inspiration. Perhaps we are running out of inspiration for baby names and are relying on retailers, like IKEA, who use charming names for their items. Babycentre says, “IKEA is known for the charming Scandinavian it gives its products, and many work surprisingly well as baby names.” Here are the best baby names, inspired by the Swedish retailer: 1. Sommar: Meaning ‘summer.’ 2. Ingo: Meaning, ‘protected by...

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Say Goodbye To Expectations With These Simple Tips!

Bella Breakdown Alright Bella’s most of us have come to realize that we live in a world today where lifestyle blogs, magazines and cookbooks are constantly raising the bar. We have this constant pressure to look and act perfect. With social media on the rise we get to see a lot more of what our friends and family are doing on a regular basis. Now don’t get me wrong socializing is great, but it brings with it constant comparison and expectations. These can be very inspiring and push you to improve or the reality is it could very well...

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