Something’s happened to the staid duvet cover: It’s gotten a lot funkier. This is actually an exciting time for the bedding world in general, thanks to the rise of independent textile designers like Dusen Dusen and Scholten & Baijings, as well as a proliferation of sites like Society6 and Red Bubble that can turn hundreds of artist prints into sheets, duvets, and pillows on demand. Here, an array of duvets from Target to Kenzo that will instantly make your blanket (and bedroom) a lot happier. Assembly Home Marble Duvet CoverPair with contrasting white-on-black pillowcases. Tropical Palm Print DuvetYour bed will look like the wall of Indochine Rosie Brown Color My World Duvet Cover CollectionA trippy watercolor look. Sonia Rykiel Maison Eclat Duvet CoverA more muted watercolor look. Kenzo Bamboozo Cobalt Duvet CoverSweet fashion-girl dreams. Hay Colour Block DuvetDesigned in collaboration with Danish studio Scholten & Baijings. Dip Dye Ruched Duvet Cover Technically meant for a teen;

totally fine for a grown-up. Ikea Tuvbracka Duvet CoverA happy kelly-green-and-white number. Watermelon x Kiwi Duvet CoverThe hottest fruit collaboration in town. KAS Australia Latitude Duvet Cover Set It’s reversible (the other side is black). Mercury Duvet CoverA collab between Memphis Group founders Nathalie Du Pasquier and George Sowden for ZigZagZurich. ExceptionalSheets Polka Dot Duvet CoverAlso comes in gray, pink, teal, green, purple, black, and white.Homes For Sale By Owner 95624 For DENY Wasserweave Duvet CoverGreen and groovy.Black Fin Shark Catfish For Sale Paint Me a Picture Duvet Cover SetYes, that’s Frida Kahlo.Puppies For Adoption Hong Kong Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha Duvet Cover SetMarimekko = classic duvet funk.

Hand-Dyed Indigo BeddingA shibori design from the Anna Joyce West Wind Collection. H&M Duvet Cover SetWho even knew H&M made bedding? Nate Berkus Handrawn Geo Duvet SetA geometric offering from Mr. Berkus. Sante Fe Lotus Duvet by BungloSouthwestern vibes. Lilly Pulitzer Sister Florals Duvet CoverFor those who missed the Target collaboration. Bodhi Rays Duvet Cover Designed by the artist Fimbis. Dusen Dusen Alphabet Duvet SetA, B, C, D … Steven Alan for West Elm Bold Plaid Duvet CoverCreated with the Eco Tasar cooperative, which supports rural Indian spinners and weavers. Baby & Kids Bed & Bath Sheets & Sheet SetsFor fans of the crafty, Swedish furniture designer, every new catalog is like a sweet treat we just can’t wait to savor. Maybe it’s because Ikea’s designs are functional, affordable, yet sleek and stylish too. Maybe it’s because they can complement a pricier piece of furniture beautifully. Or maybe it’s the fact that they design the type of furniture a real home full of family, children, and pets should have.

We love visiting the store to admire the tastefully put-together set-ups and to indulge in the Swedish meatballs. Whatever the reason you may be a fan, you’ll be excited to see the new 2012 catalog we are covering here. We have embedded a pdf of the catalog below. You can also download it from here. If you just prefer a quick look through, keep scrolling. We are sure many of you can admire and relate to the quote on their cover-page – “A home doesn’t need to be big, just smart.” And IKEA is a master at maximizing the use of space while still providing functionality and style. The cover-page is what IKEA’s philosophy stands for, and what the contents of the new catalog will maintain. Their catalogs feature spaces that actually look like they are inhabited by humans. The living room designs are comfortable, vibrant and stylish. With this white living room, we see the IKEA space-saving philosophy come into play again, with extensive shelving along the walls, as well as plenty of storage bins, and hanging lights.

I personally enjoy the relieving pop of color the red and white polka dot couch provides. This all-white living room is a cozy, comfy charmer with its white fuzzy rug, and laid-back white furniture. It manages to be classic and rustic at the same time and the couches are all squarely placed around the coffee table, for organization and aesthetic purposes. This vibrantly furnished living room is the perfect play area combined with relaxation area, because of the exceptional organization of the room and the fun, yet relaxing color scheme. We love this room. Watch how the room is split into different’zones’. One zone is the reading/lounge zone characterized by the white lounge chair in the window alcove. The ottomans and couch and chair outline the sitting area. There is also a separate dining room in this relatively small living area. IKEA is amazing for the city-dweller, particularly, because of their make-use-of-every-inch style. This design is reminiscent of a tiny, New York City studio where space is minimal and challenging.

The extensive use of shelves, storage bins, and smaller appliances make this space not only livable, but comfortable and functional as well. The different IKEA bedroom designs seem to respond to the varying challenges posed by varying types of bedrooms–from the country bedroom to the city bedroom with no closets, to the attic bedroom, they have a solution for everyone. Here, we see a bedroom with no real closets, so IKEA proposes you buy a lot of their plastic storage shelves, and simply hang a curtain in front of them when you need to cover your “closet” up. They even suggest placing the desk along with the shelves, and using as many storage bins as possible. This white, country-style bedroom also works with no real closet, because the IKEA white closet dressers and regular dresser can hold your stuff for you. This idea will perhaps appeal to the fashion maven, with no real closet. You can use your clothes as decoration and accordingly, hang them on bars around your bedroom.

A red skinny table serves as a desk or breakfast tray and is easily placed above the bed. For those of us with a bedroom and living room in one, IKEA shows us how to separate using benches and dividing furniture, all in a similar color scheme as the entire room. IKEA seems to believe everyone should have a large kitchen, despite the space of the remaining rooms. And while we wholeheartedly agree, we are happy they are offering at least one take on their design for a much smaller, “city-size” kitchen below. As small as it is, this kitchen is absolutely adorable! Ikea suggests the use of many, many hanging shelves and racks for your kitchenwares, smaller tables that do not sacrifice the use of nice wood finishes, and brightening up the space with pops of color. This space meshes the kitchen with the dining area, yet with the extensive use of shelves, racks, and cupboards and simple design, the space does not look cluttered, but streamlined and semi-spacious. It also works to provide more flow and connection between the two spaces.

As for workspaces, IKEA covers them too, both large and tiny, vibrant and dark. This one has to be our favorite, because it is absolutely tiny yet adorable. If you look closely, you will see that they have made use of a small wall between two closet spaces, and simply hung curtains to frame or cover it when necessary. A tiny work desk, tiny laptop decorate the space along with a wall-shelf and board that holds items. It is made its own space with the use of an eye-catching black and white wallpaper print on the wall. This particularly caught our eye. A workspace inside the kitchen, all made possible by a large storage closet, that can be used to store dishes and glasswares, but that also has a fold-out desk a laptop can easily be placed on! Adding a desk that is the same height as the countertop before it, in a small corner of the room, saves space but also looks much nicer. IKEA is making me seriously consider moving into a smaller apartment, in order to make it look as adorable and charming as they do!