Is IKEA worth it?

I live in Bangalore and we visited IKEA NAGASANDRA. We reached there via metro which was the fastest. We took the metro from JP Nagar (3kms from our place) and reached within 40 mins.

We went there because few of his friends suggested the food there is amazing and we wanted to try that out. We went on the wrong day. SUNDAY. It was soo damn crowded. People were practically hugging each other to find place on the metro😂.  

IKEA had 2 floors. Ground and first. It was our first time so we dint know much and went to first floor.

They gave us a small notebook and a pencil and asked us to make a list of what we like. That is when we realised in first floor they set up spaces for inspiration will all IKEA products and we have to make a note of the product name or id. In the ground floor(Looked kinda like a warehouse) we can go and pick the same item up and bill it.

I must be honest here. The spaces were so beautiful and aesthetically pleasing. I dont want to spoil the surprise of other spaces for u so uploading pictures of only the bedroom. We did a small picture shoot here.

I dint feel like buying anything because the price point was kind concerning me. Specially the room decor stuff was soo costly. One strand of plastic floor was priced at around Rs: 499-999. U can try zooming the pic to see the price. The white table my husband put is hand on was around Rs: 9K.

We just strolled the second floor and reached the food area.

It was soo damn crowded and overflowing with people so we couldn't buy anything to eat😓. But we found this hot and cold drink counter. You can get a tumbler for 60rs and refill it with hot drink how much ever time you want. They had the same for cold drink as well. It was awesome. We got a hot cup and cold cup and tried out all the drinks there. Blueberry, raspberry, green apple etc...

They had nice cakes and cookies as well. We tasted the cookies and it was awesome.

After spending an hour here we headed to the ground floor. The price points of towels, chairs etc were reasonable. I ended up buying a coffee mug, towel and spot cleaning pan and brush set. I needed only these items and we headed back.

My mom asked for dry flowers but it was soo pricy so I dint buy them there. Instead found a cheap shop on my way back on JP Nagar. Look at these beautiful artificial flowers. The green climber was around 60 each and the bunch of tulip was 200 I guess.

After this experience I dint go back to IKEA and thought it wasn't worth travelling that much distance. That is when I came across few YouTube channels where they said there are lot of essentials for cheap in IKEA with good quality which we can find on the IKEA app. They delivery it to ur doorstep. Shipping was abt 99rs. So I decided to install app and was surprised to see these items for cheap.

The storage containers were 19rs and I got 2 of them to store my items. Then the hanging holders for 40rs that I used to hang spoons in my kitchen. Fabric Storage boxes are a bit pricy but then the quality is great and when I tried to find similar ones on amazon it was costlier than this. I got the items I was looking for and dint buy anything unnecessary. The good thing about the fabric storage boxes is that we can fold them and store them away when we don't need them and can also pack them easily if ur travelling.

IKEA kind inspired me to give my living space a bit makeover to make everything look aesthetic. I understood the key to a beautiful space lies in mild coordinated colours that are soft on the eye and give us this pleasant feeling. My go to colour is beige, brown, sandal and wooden colour.

My furniture in the house was of different shades to I go this stickers on Flipkart and converted everything to the same colour and add curtains of the same beige shade. 

I reused most of the items that I already own. I got only the curtains in this beige shade and put stickers on the tv table(Its actually a 27 inch monitor) to make it look clean. In case Im looking for my next bed spread planning to buy something mild. I can't get a white one as it becomes easily dirty. I'll look for brown and sandal shades.

So that's the end. I know my blog was long. Thanks for sticking till the end. And my conclusion is buy the stuff that you are looking for and if you can afford it from IKEA. My honest opinion is a strict no for the room decor but the furniture and all is good. You can get inspiration in designing your space and DIY something like I did to make your space look rich and aesthetic. 💖