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SAYING GOODBYE to the ikea fira

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As of this month Ikea has discontinued those amazing little wood drawers called the Fira. If you have ever shopped at Ikea I can almost guarantee that you at one point you went home with one of these little, pain-in-the-ass-to-assemble mini drawers. There best thing about these little storage units is that the possibility for creativity is endless. I had one on my desk for years that I painted the same color as my wall. So if you happen to be in an Ikea this weekend and see one of these guys, pick one up for me!

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Clockwise from top left: Wall mounted display shelf found on Ikeahacker,  Veer inspired Fira from chuise, A black and white decoupage  diddy from JamieOfAllTrades, and beautiful stained drawers from chanco20.

12 Responses to "SAYING GOODBYE to the ikea fira"

  1. Susan on August 11, 2011 at 1:01 pm said:


    Good news on the horizon for lovers of FIRA! MOPPE is coming soon to an IKEA near you! http://www.ikeafans.com/home/fira-discontinued-replacement-moppe/

  2. Small-Space Storage: Beachy Bathroom | The Borrowed Abode on September 11, 2011 at 3:25 pm said:


    […] up two sets of Fira Drawers from Ikea.  They currently offer three different drawer configurations (Update: RIP Fira Drawers…) I stained them a combo of two colors – blue and green – to tie in with the beachy […]

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