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New Ikea Stockholm Collection

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two seater navy blue velvet sofa from the stockholm collection at Ikea £895 and pouffe £85

After yesterday’s daring green sofa today we are turning to the more restful shades of blue. Blue is regularly voted the world’s favourite colour and the soft denim shades of this colour from dark indigo to stonewash are very on trend this year. Mind you navy blue is a classic that will never go out of fashion. It works with white but it’s a bit of a cliche so for a more modern take throw in some blush pink or – as seen above and everywhere in Milan last week – a deeper more rust version.

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rattan cabinet £175 stockholm at ikea

These pieces are all from the new Stockholm collection at Ikea – you may remember yesterday’s green sofa was from last year’s range. The Stockholm collection was launched in 1984 and this year there are 47 pieces made from natural materials including rattan and handblown glass. Yes, that’s handblown glass at Ikea.

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the ikea stockholm collection is designed to marry form and function with affordabillity

I love the mix of rich, dark velvet with the rattan chairs which look, unlike many of this type, to be really comfortable but I haven’t sat in them yet so don’t take my word for it until you have. And when you do make sure to report back to us.

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handblown glass at ikea from £8
Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.

2 Comments

  1. I am stunned that they are so lovely! There are curtains too “Sanela” in the same cotton velvet.

    You said you haven’t sat in the rattan chairs. Have you tried the sofa?

  2. I do like the mix of the blue couches and the blue hand blown glass. I agree the color never goes out of style but I do like your suggestion to mix it up a bit.

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