# The new IKEA catalog's here!  The new IKEA catalog's here!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 27, 2002, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-ikea-catalogs-here-the-new-ikea-catalogs-here/125732 "2002-08-27T04:17:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-ikea-catalogs-here-the-new-ikea-catalogs-here/125732/41 "2002-08-30T07:16:26Z")

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Personally, I prefer [these](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=81396&highlight=ikea) IKEA products.

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-ikea-catalogs-here-the-new-ikea-catalogs-here/125732/42 "2002-08-30T14:42:34Z")

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Do they have anything that doesn’t look modern?

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**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-ikea-catalogs-here-the-new-ikea-catalogs-here/125732/43 "2002-08-30T15:34:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by OpalCat \*  
> \*\*Do they have anything that doesn’t look modern? \*\*

Oh, definitely. They have quite a bit of sorta Swedish-country style furniture, for instance. I’d happily let them do my whole house over in GRANVIKEN this and that if they want an example for a future catalog 😃 And other things, like the much-beloved STEN shelves and other practical stuff, fits in with many styles, not only modern. They just like to splash the hyper-ultra-modern style all over their ads - it certainly is eye-catching!

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-ikea-catalogs-here-the-new-ikea-catalogs-here/125732/44 "2002-09-01T17:32:32Z")

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Well let me put it this way… I like stuff like Queen Anne, cherry stained wood, carved things, ornate things, etc. I don’t like squared off or boxy things, modern, country, rustic, etc.

Would they have anything I liked?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-ikea-catalogs-here-the-new-ikea-catalogs-here/125732/45 "2002-09-01T21:02:04Z")

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nope.

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