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Reducing Kitchen Waste with IKEA – Josh’s top picks

The kitchen can be a terribly wasteful place. From leftovers that never get eaten to the water we pour down the plughole when washing up. Josh an Interior Designer who is leading this years Live LAGOM project, from the Bristol IKEA gave me a nice bag of goodies to help prevent waste. Here are his top picks to help you …

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How easy is it to upcycle a plastic bottle?

If you are an IKEA Family member you might have seen these amazing emails that feature products for £0! That’s right, nothing! IKEA are promoting the Live LAGOM ethos of upcycling and making new things out of old. I’ve been crafting for as long as I remember and the re-purposing ideas really inspired me. I wanted to see how easy …

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Craft with Lisa from less-stuff at IKEA’s Learning Lab in Greenwich

Earlier this year I was invited to visit the IKEA store in Greenwich. It is pretty special because it is very sustainable. They use solar power, harvest all their rainwater, use only LED lightbulbs and they let the daylight in. The store has huge and gorgeous windows and a rooftop with wonderful views of the city. For me, the most …

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You don’t need a garden to grow your own with IKEA Live LAGOM

What is Live LAGOM? Three years ago I was chosen at random because I answered an email from IKEA asking me if I’d be interested in learning to live more sustainably. I was interested to hear how a brand would be able to help me save money, simply by sharing their advice on day to day routines at home! Live …

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How changing a lightbulb can make a huge sustainable difference

This post is about the changes that IKEA has made to be more sustainable. We can use their ideas in our homes to save money too by reducing, reusing and repairing. Read on for more ideas to make sustainability easy. Reduce costs and change the bulbs IKEA only sell LED bulbs now and their stores are lit by LEDs or …

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Think big to save money – how IKEA’s pressure cookers can help you save

As a country, the UK is wasting an awful lot of money throwing away food. “The average household lost £470 a year because of avoidable food waste, whilst those with children incurred a loss of £700, with the average person in the UK losing £200 a year.” House of Commons, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Food waste in England, …

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Making your home cosy with IKEA Live LAGOM

As part of the IKEA Live LAGOM Community, I get invited to loads of great workshops. There is no need to feel left out though, IKEA run workshops for everyone all through the year and you just need to check your local store to see what is going on. Today’s workshop was about cosy homes and living in a drafty …

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LiveLAGOM, working with IKEA to be more sustainable

Two years ago, I nearly deleted an email titled ‘congratulations’ from IKEA. I’m so glad I didn’t because it was an invitation to become part of IKEA’s Live LAGOM community and it has been truly life changing. I forgot I had even applied in the first place! The application process was incredibly easy; all I did was answer a few …

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Ikea LiveLAGOM project one year later. What worked?

Over a year ago I had an email from Ikea inviting me to be part of their LiveLAGOM project. They gave me months £300 to spend on Ikea products that would make life more sustainable. ‘Lagom’ is a Swedish word that deeper implications than a simple verb. It embraces the concept of living comfortably, with just the right amount of …

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Live Lagom project 6 months on, did it make a difference?

In a nutshell – 6 months ago Ikea gave me £300 to live lagom which is a Swedish word for ‘living just right’. The project and opportunity had a huge impact on the way we live. It seems like a very long time ago I got a ‘congratulations’ email from Ikea. I’m so glad I actually opened and read it. …

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50 easy ways to Live LAGOM, be like Goldilocks and get life just right.

In a nutshell – To Live LAGOM means to live ‘just right’, not too hot, not too cold. When you are using the perfect amount of everything you save money and it’s good for the environment too. What is Lagom? Lagom is a Swedish word that means ‘just right’. Like the porridge that Goldilocks found, lagom is not too hot …