From storage solutions to playful decor.
Incorporating color into your home can be intimidating, especially hues of a bolder flavor, like cherry red or emerald green. The best way to wade into a more chromatic design scheme is to start small—a pink pillow here, an orange vase there—and IKEA makes it easy to experiment by offering an array of furniture and decor in every color of the spectrum. Here are a few of our favorite pieces from the retailer's newest collections, with ideas for where to use each. Before you know it, you'll have a rainbow of appealing shades spread across your house.
Make a statement at the front door with a scarlet red storage solution. The deep lower shelf provides a place for bins of shoes or scarves, while the slanted top shelf collects your pocket odds and ends. You can also put the upper level to work as a picture ledge for displaying art.
Use this playful orange vase as a toothbrush holder—and reflection of your daily disposition. You can rotate it between the smiling and frowning sides to match your mood—but really, who could ever be upset with decor this cute?
A living room with an abundance of throw blankets is a living room everyone wants to hang out in. This kelly green option will be the first plucked from the stack on movie night, thanks to its super-soft fleece, but the scalloped edge and lively color also make it worthy of being artfully draped over the sofa.
Elevate everyday kitchen storage by lining your pantry shelves with a few of these shimmery blue jars. The 34-ounce size works well for dry goods like oats, sugar, and coffee, while the smaller 10-ounce size is perfect for salt, jam, nuts, or spices.
Energize your workspace with lemon yellow shelving—the cheery unit easily fits the most boring of study essentials, like file boxes or large reference books. Alternatively, you can make it a display case of joy-inducing photos, artwork, and ceramics to counter the workday doldrums.
Brighten your space with some kaleidoscopic bedding. This set's range of punchy hues can play nicely with just about any color, so layer on a rainbow of throw pillows—IKEA sells covers in every shade—that'll guarantee sweet dreams.
Add a knockout centerpiece to your dining room table with a sculptural vase. The vibrant blue works well in all seasons—bright red winterberry will look just as lovely against it as a bouquet of summer wildflowers—but even when the vessel is empty, its wavy silhouette brings character.
