IKEA had been around since 1943 when Ingvar Kamprad, at 17, started his own business when his father gave him money as a reward for doing well in school. IKEA was born; the name was derived from the owner’s initials IK and E for Elmtaryd and A for Agunnaryd, the two places where he grew up in Sweden. He only sold products that he thought people needed like pens, picture frames, wallets, watches and jewelry, even nylon stockings at low prices.
His business grew, adding furniture into his range of products, where he explored designs and endorsed self-assembly. Since then, IKEA had developed various products with the main and sole vision of making everyday life better for as many people as possible at affordable prices. Read more ![]()
Environmental Commitment
IKEA had always offered low prices but not at the expense of the people buying them; nor the environment. Whenever they develop a new product, they do not compromise on safety and quality, which are always top of mind factors, as well as the impact this has to the environment.

Lillangen Sink with 1-door cabinet
If it is not certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, which is the only forest certification standard that IKEA supports, then it does not find its way into IKEA’s warehouses.
IKEA believes that problems such as illegal logging and the lack of FSC certified raw materials must be addressed, that is why it had forged partnerships with environmental groups such as the WWF and has involved itself in various projects for research and training for proper forest management.

Lillangen sink and faucet
The IKEA Vanity
If you do not have that much time to go visit the stores, you may look online and browse through IKEA’s catalogue of products, and you will be amazed at how IKEA offers to solve your storage problems especially if you only got a small space to organize.

Lillangen High Cabinet 1-door
Your bathroom space is just small, but you need a vanity sink and mirror with cabinets. How would all of that fit into your bathroom?
IKEA offers separately the sinks, the vanity cabinets full of storage space, and mirror cabinets. Even if you put it all together and assemble it yourself, the price you pay for these items cannot measure the sense of satisfaction and achievement that you will feel. IKEA guarantees your satisfaction, and help you come to a solution.
An example as shown here, the Lillången series – a sink cabinet with 1 door at $169.15, a mirror with 1 door cabinet/shelves at $59.49, and high cabinet with 1 door $126.65. Click here for more options.
