HIDDEN GEMS | IKEA's Best Solid Wood Furniture

As a swede: yes, it is indeed fun for us to hear you butcher our laguage. This video is Swede-approved!

Today's favorite line, "I like it for other people". I can so relate.

Nick, back in the day IKEA actually made furniture from wood. I am from Finland, and they made quality furniture in the 70s and 80s. I have classic vintage pieces from that era that still look good and are solid.

"I don't know you... throw whatever you want in that thing!" 🤣🤣🥂

When painting pine, smooth the visible surfaces with dap and a putty knife, then sand. Knots won't show through. IKEA is so efficient, they probably make their particle board out of the sanding shavings from their solid woods. Interesting that they use acacia.

Off topic, just got to say my husband and I stumbled across your channel and find ourselves hooked mostly for your amazing personality although we love your advice! We love your sense of humor and I can’t tell you how many time we bust out laughing! Thank you for bringing JOY to our living room! Love your style and show!

As someone in the design industry, who started buying furniture in the 80’s, I have always steered people to the real wood pieces at IKEA. Back in the day, much of their furniture was wood and the pieces have lasted forever. I have a 20+ year old IKEA couch that has held up beautifully. I have recovered it with Bemz and Comfort Works covers to update the aesthetic. Furniture, like clothing, should not be disposable. Purchase the best you can buy, in neutral colors, and you can have them for life ~ add your pops of color in the details.

I love the way you talk like someone is running after you and you have to finish everything you want to say. I’m a grandma but totally love your style and agree with almost everything you say and you like. I know as a Persian kid used to love when people tried to speak my language. It was the cutest and funniest but in a really nice way! Keep up the good humor and work.

I love Nick Lewis videos, I love IKEA. This is a good Saturday morning.

I love how you just point out how we are all allowed to disagree with eath other if someone doesn't like a certain style or that something isn't your particular style but someone might like it. Its such a lovely way to talk about things without judging and looking at something on a neutral level.

IVAR is their longest solid wood line... over 50yrs!... I love it. Moved 17x since I was 18... easy to take apart and flat pack to move... and looks better with age! It is also very versatile. I love pine 😊.

I have Leksvik solid pine bookshelves from the early 2000s that have lasted through 5 different houses. I painted them a few years back, but they remain perfect for books. My sister has IVAR narrow shelves from the 1980s they are still using; the natural pine finish has aged to a beautiful warm wood tone. IKEA is a GREAT option as long as you go with solid wood materials. Particle board and MDF not so much

Someone taught you the letter "Ä" and you doing such a great job! Like in Björksnäs, you almost get the letter "Ö" but the "Ä" is phenomenal! And you are right, we dont care if you pronounce it right, it actually fills me with joy hearing you say the names, and it is so charming. I love it! 🥰 To get a bit serious, Ivar save lots of people money, so easy to make your own and you are the creator of this piece of furniture. Also, to all ranting about IKEA, look in to the history of the company and what Ingvar Kamprad wanted to achieve with it. It is kind of humbling. We love our IKEA, much is cheap, but there is some good gems in there, and i think you showed some of it Nick.

We have an IKEA table from the late 80s, completed wood. Still have it, just have to tighten the screws from time to time. Great content, as always!

I'm sure you know this - but pine is the cheapest wood you can get because it's so soft. It might look pretty, or rustic, but it's not great wood because it dents easily. Birch is a much better choice for furniture or tables because it's a hardwood, higher quality. Acacia and Eucalyptus woods are also hardwoods and used outside because they're so durable.

I love acacia wood and am so thankful for this video. Didn't know Ikea did acacia furniture. I was born in what used to be Lourenço Marques in Mozambique, with pavements adorned with acacia trees galore. The fragrance was to die for. I live in the UK, with loads of TK Max stores with acacia chopping boards. I made a lamp stand out of one. It's got my chinoisie lamp. It's beautiful and wish you could see it. 😊

If there’s a person who doesn’t like Nick Lewis, I don’t trust that person. Nick is the best.

Oh, forgot to say that I bought 4 stacking stools, bent plywood, from Ikea about 15 years ago and they don't make them anymore. Love them as they've held up in a tiny beach guest cottage, meaning they have to be stacked often and got a lot of rough use in a humid beach environment. They have held their shape and finish well. Ikea has been great for me.

We Canadians are probably the only ones who call them Muskoka Chairs 😊Great video! Loooove IKEA 🙌🏼

I'm honestly wondering since you live in Van Area if you could make a video about decorating a very small apartment on a very tight budget since that is what most people in your community would also be doing.