5 IKEA Finds I Still Have (and Love!) Many, Many Years Later — Shopping

Because IKEA products are so inexpensive, they're often billed as more temporary solutions — a couch for your dorm room, a bookcase for your first apartment. Essentially, people view it as starter stuff that you buy before you can afford the "real" stuff from a higher-end home store.

But in my experience, a lot of my IKEA starter stuff had stood the test of time and, in fact, become the real stuff that I'm still totally happy to use. Don't believe me? Here are some favorites.

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