Exactly! - There’s more than one way to ‘do it right’. Sometimes, I might favor any of those - I only disagree that any one of them is THE right way.
IKEARS/IKEAISTS/IKEAlogists may be a minority, but not maybe so tiny on a scale of Chinese population-to-bronies? Small, not tiny.
Any time there’s a major sale on? People will literally be lined up outside, just waiting to get in. And as they wait, perfect strangers will fall into enthusiastic chatter about their planned projects/favorite items. Newbs get the ideas explained to them. It’s…different. Surprised me hugely, first time I went. But it was cool and I was hooked.
Like - the very large prints they sell. I cannot buy either the aluminm frame OR the canvas for the $90 IKEA asks. I love Klimt, but not so much the giant nekkid girl on my wall. However - I can either paint over her, or cover her with a custom Wall-E of my own. I still win.
Or, the kitchen plumbing - I can (and will) get a new double-sided sink with new tap and a hose and a cover for the disposal side that is also a cutting board, and a custom-fit dish drainer for less than half Home Depot, Lowes, or even Walmart - all good Swedish Steel. I just shaved $400 off my kitchen remodel, AND get better stuff. I’m gonna say no to that? I could pay $1500 to get my cabs refaced with fake steel fronts from large box DIY store…or, buy real steel or aluminum doors and steel shelving that will last forever for about 1/3. What’s to hate there?
