IKEA is synonymous with affordable furniture that helps you get a modern and stylish look without breaking the bank. So you may be wondering what types of materials IKEA uses in their furniture to achieve such affordable prices.
Much of the IKEA furniture is made from particle board with a smooth, white finish. This densely compressed wood provides a lighter weight piece of furniture than solid wood.
There are two types of particle boards: one is extruded, and the other is platen pressed. These types of particle board are one reason the pieces are so affordable, and we regularly find ourselves browsing for a new and trendy piece without fear of going over budget.
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Particle board is a low-density fibreboard (LDF) and chipboard combination. It's made from woodchips, sawdust, and wood shavings. A resin, typically synthetic, acts as a binding agent. The wood is pressed and then extruded. It's then heated to cure the resin. This process usually produces the thin elements you think of when imagining a typical IKEA furniture piece.
The most common type of particle board is call platen pressed. This process uses raw wood that is milled according to the required size. The wood is blended with a mixture of wax and resin. The mixed wood is placed on mats that are then set in hot presses where the composite is made into a board. Once the resin is cured with heat, you're left with those recognizably smooth panels used often on IKEA furnishings.
IKEA isn't just stocked with white particle board furniture, you'll also see dark finishes that feature smooth wood grains. They aren't the textured, thick wood grains you expect though. They're wood veneers: smooth and extremely thin panels of wood that showcase the look of the material without the weight or texture of its natural state.
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Particle board may be one of the most affordable materials used in IKEA's furnishings, but solid wood is also a regularly used material. According to information from the Inter IKEA team in Sweden obtained by Janice Simonsen, IKEA US Sr. PR Specialist, Some of the most commonly used wood species are pine, birch, beech, acacia, and eucalyptus, but we also use other wood species like rubberwood which is a great way of using the wood from a tree which otherwise would only have been felled and cleared after the liquid sap has been extracted. Inter IKEA also said, Rubberwood is used for furniture like tables and chairs as well as for accessories like trays and toys.
The Tarva furniture series features solid, untreated, and unfinished pine wood dressers and bedframes. You can paint, stain, wax, oil, or even lacquer these pieces if you choose.
The Hemnes furniture series is made of solid pine and offers a few finishes, such as black-brown, dark gray, white, and light brown stains.
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Some of the wood used in IKEA's furniture is reserved for the top of the furniture piece. Trending wood-top islands and other furnishings sport the popular oak species that IKEA often uses.
With metal trending in home design for quite some time, IKEA has several applications for the popular material. In fact, it's IKEA's second most-used raw material. Metal is used for many of their cabinets, drawer units, shelving units, bed frames, tables, and small decorative items.
Mostly seen in their storage and homeware lines, plastic is another affordable material in the IKEA designers' toolbox. IKEA also features an extensive line of affordable plastic chairs.
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Another widely used material is bamboo, which in reality is a fast-growing grass requiring low amounts of fertilizers and with many good material benefits as well as a beautiful wood expression, Inter IKEA said. We use bamboo for furniture like chairs, tables, and shelves, as well as for accessories like chopping boards and trays.
As part of their commitment to sustainable sourcing, the lacquer finishes and glues used in IKEA furniture don't contain formaldehyde. This is good news for both your home and your health.
IKEA doesn't allow PVC products in their product lines. We design our products to make smart use of the material, using the wood in ways which both minimises waste and optimises the material to make more products from available material, said Inter IKEA.
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IKEA recently made a commitment to use only recycled and renewable-based plastics in their furnishings by the year 2030. This promise came alongside their 2020 efforts to remove single-use plastics from their stores.
If you're ever unsure of exactly what material IKEA uses in a specific piece, their website is very informative. Generally, you can count on an affordable piece from a company that's making an effort to use sustainably sourced materials that make their items beautiful and budget-friendly.This LACK table in white is easy to match with other furnishings. Thanks to the unique construction, it’s easy to assemble, lift and move around - and we can keep the prices down, so your spirits go up.
Wood is the material most commonly associated with furniture, and for good reasons. It’s renewable, recyclable, durable, ages beautifully and it is an important part of our Scandinavian design heritage. At we believe that sourced in responsible way, wood is a key change driver for climate mitigation. In 2012, we set a goal that by 2020 our wood would be from more sustainable sources. We are happy to announce that we have reached this goal and today, more than 98% of the wood used for products is either FSC-certified or recycled.
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Forests contribute to maintaining balance in the atmosphere, purify the air that we breathe and are part of the water cycle. They nourish wildlife biodiversity and provide homes for indigenous communities who depend on forests for their livelihoods. 90% of plant and animal species living on the planet need forests to survive. They provide sources of food, fuel, timber and many other ecosystem services that we rely upon. Sourcing approximately 19 million m3 of roundwood per year from some 50 countries, has a significant impact on the world’s forests and the timber industry and a huge responsibility to positively influence how wood is sourced. Responsible wood sourcing and forest management ensure that the needs of people dependent on forests are met, that businesses can work sustainably, that forest ecosystems are protected and biodiversity is enhanced.
At , we work with strict industry standards to promote responsible forestry. We don’t allow any wood in our supply chain from forest areas that are illegal or contain high conservation values or from forest areas with social conflict. Before starting to work with , suppliers must demonstrate that they meet critical requirements on wood sourcing. requires all suppliers to source wood from more sustainable sources (FSC-certified or recycled wood). All suppliers are audited regularly and non-compliant suppliers are required to implement immediate corrective actions. By working together with our suppliers, we are proud to announce that we have reached our more sustainable sources goal, which we set out to achieve by 2020. Today more than 98% of the wood used for products is either FSC-certified or recycled.
As pressure on the world’s forests and the surrounding eco-systems increases due to unsustainable agriculture, the expansion of infrastructure and illegal logging, it is time to take an even more holistic approach to protect and support these important resources for generations to come. The Forest Positive Agenda for 2030 set out to improve forest management, enhance biodiversity, mitigate climate change and support the rights and needs of people who depend on forests across the whole supply chain and drive innovation to use wood in even smarter ways. The agenda focuses on three key areas: • Making responsible forest management the norm across the world. • Halting deforestation and reforesting degraded landscapes. • Driving innovation to use wood in smarter ways by designing all products from the very beginning to be reused, refurbished, remanufactured, and eventually recycled.
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For many years, has partnered with businesses, governments, social groups and non-governmental organisations to fight forest degradation and deforestation and increase the volume and availability of wood from responsibly managed forests both for our own supply chain and beyond. We are on a journey to improve global forest management and make responsible wood sourcing the industry standard, contributing to building resilient forest landscapes and improve biodiversity.
We use constructed boards when manufacturing many of our pieces of furniture, such as tables and wardrobes. They are light yet still stable and strong. Each board has a frame made of chipboard, fibreboard or solid wood, while the inside is a honeycomb filling structure made of mostly recycled paper, which is extra durable thanks to its special construction. The board is then covered with a protective paint, foil or veneer depending on the style wanted.
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