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Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
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We have teamed up with Loloi to create a line of rugs that are as affordable as they are beautiful. This collection houses a great mix of traditional and modern rugs, in cottage-y colorways, as well as vintage-inspired beauties that you’ll want to roll out in every room.
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We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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Are you still loving your Lily sofa? We are considering another style from Younger + Co. Wondering how their couches hold up over time. Thanks!
Hi Carrie, we’ve moved twice and no longer have this sofa but loved it so much!
Wow! It is really good info! Thanks for sharing this post ????
I’m considering the lily couch, how is it treating you?
Love it or just like it?
We love it! It’s a great couch for conversation.
Love the new sofa! Can’t wait to see it in action in the room!
We have actually never bought a couch! The one we have now used to belong to my parents. We’re saving up for a new sectional, with a high back for my tall hubs. I honestly can’t wait because our giant living room really needs a large piece of furniture to balance things out!
I’m glad I’m not the only one either! We’ve had our couch for a while, but my boyfriend and I will be moving into our 3rd place next month… meaning three places in just a bit over a year! Sometimes you don’t mean for these (possibly silly) decisions to happen, but they do all the same!
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I’m so glad to hear someone else has had the same problem! We’ve only gone through 2 couches in two years but I’m having similar issues with the rest of our originally furniture. I didn’t think it all through before I bought it all!
I had to laugh because my bf and I did the same thing – we got bored one night and went to look at furniture and ended up buying a sectional that almost didn’t even fit through the door and then moved into our house and it was HUGE and we had to sell it. I guess when you find ‘right’ couch it just makes you love it even more! HAHA
Ooooh love it! Can’t wait to see it in the space.
I think everyone goes through their fair share of furniture mistakes before getting it right (I know I did/do!). You learn the lessons and move on. I think this beauty is going to be a keeper!! :)
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Sadly I think I’m worse than you! We’ve been married 5 years and might be on our 8th couch… I just blogged about it actually if you want to see how ridiculous I am. Thank goodness for a patient husband.
http://myolsonfamily.blogspot.com/2013/02/couchaholic.html
The Lily is really nice, it’ll look great.
Ooooo I like that! Your crate & barrel couch still kills me because it looks soooo dang comfy!!!
I am so so so looking forward to the day when we can afford a new living room couch. This couch is a joke. But you’re right, it was what we could afford at the time and I’m glad we did because it is perfect for apartments, it actually called the apartment sectional. But getting. New couch when we move is in top of our list!