Let’s face it, life’s unpredictable. Sometimes we’re prepared for the curveballs, and sometimes we’re not. And while we try to do the best we can with what we have, having protection in place for times like this is not just a good idea, it’s the kind of backup plan families need to avoid a major setback.
So who’s with me on this one? Hands up who hates paying insurance?? NOTE: My hand is WAY UP in the air. I hate paying insurance. It just seems like such a waste. All that money, disappearing into what seems like thin air. WHY? Why do I have pay home insurance?
Because that’s what grown-ups do. Because grown-ups know about sh*t. They know it happens, that it can hit the fan and they know that if you’re going to be up the proverbial creek, you’ll need a paddle.
Insurance IS the paddle.
“But I don’t NEED insurance! What would I need to insurance for?” I hear you say?
Well for a start – your home. Your beautiful home that you saved up for and scoured the weekend papers to find and entered into a mortgage for the rest of your natural life with a financial institution to purchase. It’s pretty important and it’s incredibly valuable – regardless of its actual value.
Memories are made here. You are warm here and safe and secure. Your home is where you live and often where you love. It also holds those things most valuable to you – your family, your pets and your possessions and because of that, you go to great lengths to make sure it is secure. Locks on the doors and windows. Monitored alarm systems. Outdoor sensor lights. Security gates. Smoke detectors.
The truth is that no matter how much or well we may invest in preventative insurance we KNOW that shit still happens. Yet even with all that grown-up ‘knowing’ so many of us STILL think “It won’t happen to me.”
So you may think that takes care of fire and theft. But what about life’s OTHER surprises? Like your two year-old giving your camera a bath in the toilet. Or perhaps a passing car losing control and landing in your lounge room. Or a neighbouring tree crashing through your family room. Or losing your roof in a freak storm. Or your toddler’s best efforts at redecorating your lounge with a permanent marker.
It’s a cliché but life really IS unpredictable.
Stop and think about the horrific events that have marred our nation and it all starts to become very real (and VERY close to home!) The bushfires that tore through Victoria on Black Saturday in 2009 took over 2,000 homes in its path, the Blue Mountains in 2012 claimed over 200 homes and the most recent Sampson Flat and WA Bushfires in 2014 all add to the impact these unforseen events can have on our lives. The devastation of the Queensland Floods and most recent Sydney Storms will remain with so many Australians for a lifetime, with so many sadly underinsured, or even worse, not insured at all.
I know many of you are saying you can’t afford the whole box and dice, and I get that. What I love is that you can mix and match your insurance dependant on your budget and your lifestyle and know at least you’re covered for the unexpected. HOW covered is then up to you.
Allianz offer a choice of three home and contents insurance packages dependant on your needs so it doesn’t cost a fortune to have cover.
I’ve leaned on my insurance for ‘events’ out of my control, from a burst water pipe to a storm damaged roof. Look, I’m a pretty careful person, but no matter how careful WE are, there’s always other contributing factors of family life! Here’s what happened to me:
- Only 6 weeks after buying a $2700 MacBook Pro, my 1yo knocked a can of soft drink on the coffee table which fell onto my laptop, spilling a lovely sugary sweet residue all over my laptop (and seeping deep into my keyboard!)
- Not 3 months later, (yeah right hey!) master 3 put his water bottle into my handbag (as they do!) however he didn’t close the lid properly did he?! Unfortunately for me I also had my VERY new (and expensive) digital SLR camera in there. I suddenly heard a rather agitated clicking sound to discover my camera was taking a bath and needed some serious mouth to mouth at the Camera Store.
These two instances alone would have cost me almost $4,000 to replace these two items, had it not been for the Accidental Damage cover on my policy. That’s just been the last two years! So touch wood, that’s going to be the last claim for a while!
You may be thinking I’m not in a flood or bushfire zone so that will never happen to me. But it COULD and the only way to protect ourselves from loss, damage and subsequent hardship is to be adequately insured.
Wait. What does ‘adequately insured’ mean?
Basically, it means that you should take care not to under-insure. When a policy does not fully cover the cost of replacing your home and contents you are underinsured. Research shows that one in five Australian homes are underinsured by as much as 30% for home building costs and one in three Australian homes are underinsured by as much as 30% for contents. One reason that can cause this is if you inaccurately calculate the replacement cost of your home and contents or perhaps the sum insured was sufficient when the policy was taken out but rebuilding costs have changed at a greater rate than annual increases. This will obviously result in the consumer becoming underinsured over time.
But what sort of things should be insured?
As a guide, you should consider how much it would cost you to replace things such as your personal items, books, music, crockery, manchester, sporting equipment, garden tools, artwork, clothes, furniture and electrical goods. You should also get some help to assess what it would cost you to re-build, re-paint, re-roof or re-landscape your property should it be damaged by fire, storm or impact.
Not sure where to start?
Allianz has two super easy online calculators HERE http://bit.ly/1F0TSta and which will give you an idea of what you should be insuring your home and contents for. It literally only takes minutes and asks very simple questions to calculate what your valuables are worth. I was amazed at how much it would cost to rebuild my house!
So if it’s been a while since you revalued your home or contents, or are just slightly curious how affordable cover would be, jump online and do the exercise for yourself. We bet you’ll be surprised at just how easy and affordable it is for one of life’s little luxuries – peace of mind.
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Storage furniture for toys!
Definitely kids furniture.
Storage Furniture for Cd’s, Dvd’s, Lego Sets and just random things so my room can’t get cluttered.
I love IKEA’s bathroom ware so I would add to what we have already bought from there.
Anything they like.
I’m in the market for a new bookcase.
I’d love a Pax wardrobe for my spare room.
A new Stuva loft bed.
Desk and book shelf.
award winning armchair
everything and anything!
I’d love to buy a new bookcase at Ikea!
A new study table 🙂
Whatever my wife likes the look of
A brand new desk to continue my studies o
I love the huge mirrors
New Lamps!
Sofa Bed
A chair
Coffee table!
Sofa
A Poang Armchair
Kids side table for reading lamp
we love ikea, my children love the crèche and I love wondering around the store and buying!!
I would like to buy the Trofast system to organise my kids toys!
Have never been to Ikea but want to. Would love to get some storage containers.
I need a suitable bed for a teenage boy!
I love Ikea! Would love another Trofast Storage system for all the Lego!
I would love to buy some some rags 🙂
Bedding or storage and a new kitchen
We need some new draws for our kid’s rooms now they are sharing and the nursery furniture isbeing farewelled
I’d love some new bedding!
Some new lighting 🙂 .. Love IKEA lights
More storage for my boys bedrooms, lighting, desk the possibility are endless at IKEA
The lighting is the most interesting for me, but when the wife is with me, it’s always a trolley full of random stuff she’s rushing out the door telling me to start the car….
I’d love a new chair! My current one is giving me mountains of problems for my posture and spine.
a laundry over head cupboard, i saw it there last week and its perfect for my laundry…i need more storage at home
New bookcase
A new wardrobe
We are moving to a new house and need a new dining table along with the chairs! That would be awesome!
Probably a few bargains from the clearance section.
I’d put it towards a kivik couch that I have been saving for!
Holly
A bed for my little man
A desk and chair for the study – theres nothing like some organised order in my place to clear my headspace
I could most defiantly use at least one more Billy Bookcase for my library… So many books not enough bookcases!
I’d use it towards a MALM bed frame. My best friend has been sleeping with her mattress on the floor since they moved house. Its driving me nuts! Even though she isnt phased! lol.
Storage solutions – so for me probably some drawers and baskets for my expedits – I have them all over my house 🙂
New storage shelves/bookcase for our daughters room. Also put it towards the kids play kitchen
a new couch also.storage for my daughters room
Cushions, my dream is to dive into a bed covered in cushions! Ikea has such a large range, I’d love to shop there!
A storage shelving system with the pull out tubd for my kids toys 🙂
Some book shelves for my daughter
I need a set of toddler table and chairs for my little one very soon!
Would like some cushions, shelves or chairs 🙂
I need a kitchen dresser to put my electrical appliances on to keep them safe from the children and free up bench space.
I need a new rug, some storage for the kids bedrooms and some of your famous meatballs.
A new bedroom set
for my 13yr old daughter as she is moving rooms
We are building a Little Man Cave so some shelving to keep things neat!
I’d love to get some storage cubes and keep things tidy at home.
I’d love to buy a compact workstation/desk so my son can complete his homework in the comfort & privacy of his own room
I’d love to get a bookshelf for my son’s Bedroom, it’s a big cluttered mess at the moment so a shelf would definitely help!!
I need some storage for my yarn. There’s a great storage trolley at Ikea that I’ve been drooling over for a while now.
I would love to buy a new rug for my lounge room – my old IKEA one is getting tatty!
A dining table – we don’t currently have one and are just making do.
Entered and shared. Thanks xxx 🙂
I would love a coffee table with drawers on the sides, can never have enough storage space. Especially with a three year old and a small apartment!
I would love storage for the toy room, so sick of toys living on the floor, in every room other than the designated toy room. Would be so nice to be able to have somewhere the throw them out of sight
I would love to buy a little sofa bed to have in our spare room for when family/friends come to stay.
Id love to buy cube storage as its versitile and can be used as a TV cabinet or toy storage. I love ikea so anything would help me at home
I would love to buy a new bookcase as my old one is overflowing and falling to pieces.
I’d love to buy something like a little table or cubes to put in my entry way to display some more photos on. I also need another bookshelf!
I would buy a completely new wardrobe fit out
I would buy some much needed drawers for my sons room. In the futile hope he will put his clothes away…..not use the floor as a wardrobe.
I love to buy all different storage items that always come out
Our house is already filled with bookshelves, so OBVIOUSLY I would buy…book shelves!
I would buy a display cabinet that I can display the kids memory items in, where they cannot get to it and destroy the items (like kids do :-))
the real question is what can’t I buy from ikea!? I’d put it towards some of their fancy LED lights
I need, need, need oh alright I want,want new curtains for my boring beedroom
We’re currently building and I have my eye on some of their bar stools!
A bed for my daughter <3 .
I would love to buy a new dining set for my dining room
I’d love to purchase some storage for all the bits and bobs that get left around the house! Having lego in a box and not in my foot- priceless!
Homewares 🙂
Lamps as we desperately need some stylish bedside lamps!
Looking at bunks with storage as we have limited space
A bed for my son’s birthday. He’s currently in a toddler bed.
Need new storage items as the kids have grown older and need something more grown up and less baby looking
kids kitchen and cube storage
Need a new bed for my son as his cot is required for when we have a new baby 🙂
storage, storage and more storage, the toys are multiplying 🙂
Curtains 🙂
Some colourful pieces for the kids rooms would be lovely 🙂
Baby proof storage solutions!
Some storage solutions for the kids roomsz
A baby be
A new kitchen set…
bookcase for the kids books
Organisation solutions and storage, storage, storage!
I would buy new dining chairs that I can wipe down!
A bunk bed with study desk underneath for my son.
A desk for my son. He’s now almost 8 and had outgrown his tiny kids IKEA table
id love to buy anything never bought from ikea before so anything
I would love to buy a bed for my son from ikea.
Rugs is what I need! To dress-up my all so boring tiled floors to have that nice, warm and cosy feeling I am really missing.
I’d love to buy a new rug for my daughters room
wardrobe for kids
A new kids table and chairs set. Our current one is falling apart and becoming dangerous to use.
I love to buy stuff for the kids rooms to make fun and relaxing
Some black storage boxes with labels for organising my storage cabinet
Wardrobe shelving and drawers to organise the clutter
I want to buy my little girl a new bed
I love the IKEA marketplace. All those cute gizmos and homewares! I’d love to go nuts!
the big Billy corner bookcase 🙂
As they have all sorts of wonderful furniture and knick knacks to buy
I would buy shelving and draws.
I would love to buy all things STORAGE from IKEA as our home we rent has very little to no storage, not even a linen cupboard, with one room not even having any at all.
Would love to update my study nook with some book shelves and a magnetic white board.
Ekorre hanging seat
Picture frames are my need from Ikea
I desperately need to buy 2 new single beds as the children I care for are currently sleeping on a sofabed
We need desks and chairs for the kids to do their homework.
We would love one of the gorgeous cots for our first bub due in January
I would love one of the amazing kids storage systems they have for my son’s room.
A new bed would be wonderful
A new bed would be awesome!
We are in desperate need of more shelving and bookcases! Would love to get stuff off the floor and out of boxes!
What don’t I like to buy at “Ikea” I have bought so many items over the years, Couch, mattress, small items etc. Love everything.
I would love to buy more shelving and photo frames to display my 4 year old daughter’s beautiful artwork
a new bed
I love anything that makes my life simpler and makes our house look tidy and organised.
A new bed would be great.
I would love some new cushions and throws for the lounge room.
I would love to buy a shaggy rug for our tiled loungeroom floor
Hi, with xmas coming so fast & being on a pension now my budget has gone , having 11 grankids to buy for winning a gift card would be perfect & help so much, Tx Bev
I’d love to buy a set of ESBJÖRN chairs, they are divine!
I would love to buy a cot for our baby when he/she arrives into the world 🙂
I have always wanted to buy the Play kitchen, even before I got pregnant. It looks so good for a toy kitchen!
Definitely a baby chair! (or toddler – because they grow up so fast!)
Storage for the kid’s bedrooms. Soooo much stuff to trip over.
A bathroom bench seat for the kids and a new hanging shelf for the laundry and my husband broke my favorite Ikea mixing bowl so a replacement for that 🙂
Storage for our new parent’s retreat when our kids get their own room!
I would love to buy a bed for my son as he is almost ready to move from the cot.
More storage for the kids rooms & funky furniture since I am currently in the process of redecorating their rooms. 6 kids need plenty of storage
Found IKEA to be a great place to find new ideas, at a great price, and easy to assemble. Right now we need new bookshelves for our little ones books as our current ones are cheap and falling apart, and because we need more space for books.
I would love to get another Kallax storage unit for my sons toys
I’d love some functional storage solutions for my home office!
I’d love to buy a hall table for us to put our bags and keys. Thank you
I would love a shelving unit that organises my kid’s kinder and daycare, and eventually school, bags and notes and everything else they take along. Currently they sit at the front door in a messy pile which makes for a very messy first impression.
Dinning room chairs, to replace the wobbly ones that we currently using 🙂
I love all the kitchen gadgets. I can never walk out of IKEA empty handed 🙂
Toys and storage boxes
I would love a new coffee table!
My youngest is reaching the stage of cot to big boy bed. I’d love to get him a bed that eases my mind while having him excited about the big sleeping move 😀
I would love to be able to finish off the wardrobe in my bedroom as the floor-robe isn’t very attractive 😉
Id love to buy my daughter a desk for her room!
I’d love a Blue Billy Bookcase for my son’s room!
Metod High Cabinet – Big cupboards for that ever elusive and much needed storage space!
i would love to buy a new storage cupboard for the playroom.
I would live tobuy a new bedroom suite bunk bed and desk for my daughter
new oppland bedsides and draws from ikea to go with the new bed
We just got floorboards and would love some Ikea rugs to liven up the house.
Awesome variety if products.
Rugs
A lounge chair since ours has had two generations sit on it
Bar stool
Would love a new kitchen but thats a little while off yet, would probably get a nice comfy chair for me to sit and relax in, IKEA has some beautiful arm chairs.
A new set of lamps for the master bedroom
I’d love to deck out the whole house! Need a TV unit, coffee table, bed side tables and some funky chairs to go with my rustic dining table! 🙂 this gift card would definitely get me out of my pjs and into the store 🙂 thank you!
I would love to purchase pots for outdoors.
Would love to purchase a new bed for both my children and this will really help.
Missyjewel_lovesbutterflies
Would love to purchase curtains and a bed for kids
I’m currently sleeping on the lounge in my home, but I’d love a real bed. 🙁
I need a great storage solution for my toddler’s room!
toy storage boxes for my little one
Loads of colourful Ikea accessories to jazz up home sweet home!
would love a desk for our daughters room!
Storage need more storage
I would love to buy some shelving for my daughter’s room and my bathroom!
New bedding. Something bright and colourful.
With grandkids at home now some toy boxes and storage would be good
I need to buy a toddler bed when we move in to our new house.
Need a couple of new wardrobes for the bedroom!
This would go towards some storage for the kids rooms
I would buy a desk light and storage boxes for spring cleaning. Thank you.
Well first off I would stock up on Istad plastic zip lock
bags, I love those things and then I would put the rest towards some bathroom
storage because we are lacking that in our house.
I have never shopped at Ikea before so it would be exciting I think!
Boxes and hooks for hidden nooks
Cushions to decorate the bed
Some colour for my office…
Think it will be red.
A rug to stop the rug rats sliding up and down my newly polished floor boards in their very expensive school uniforms
A new bookcase would be nice
One room in my house doesn’t have built ins so I’ll a new wardrobe
I would love some matching furniture for the kids. All their stuff is cobbled together.
bedroom furniture that matches! Storage.
Kids furniture and storage
I want to get a new junior bed for my daughter, she’s growing like a weed
Kids storage and setting up my kids rooms!
Lighting !! And a TV cabinet
A new sink!!
desperately need some storage for the new bedroom for our children
So much I need , start with a new dining table
Lots of useful nick nacks!
There are many things I’d love to buy from IKEA, including but not limited to a lounge for the theatre, display cabinets and shelving units as well and styling and decorating items for around the house!
Wanting to get some cube storage units to sort my kids toys and have a play area in our little house
Storage for the kids toys that seem to be multiplying!
A new fruit bowl to go in our new home which is currently being built.
I’d love to buy some new couch cushions to liven up our very dated couch.
I’d buy the blue rug I’ve had my eye on for a while – it will replace my very grungy one.
I really need to invest in a great quality family couch for us all to relax on. It would make life a lot cosier!
Would love a display cabinet for my crystal collection
I would love a new King size bed so we can all fit!
Put the money toward a new bed
Outdoor setting
some new linen would be great
My house entry is so bare, I need an entry or hall table to make the space look alive
I’d love some storage organisation for my linen press . It looks like a bomb went off there
We desperately need new kitchen chairs definitely buy new ones
My daughter needs some drawers badly!!!
I’d buy some cushions and throws to give my lounge room a bright new look.
It is a happy gift card by Mum Central. I would buy 2 beautiful desk light for my girls . Thank you.
I would put the money towards a new couch, as ours is so old the bonded leather is peeling! 🙁
I love the way they design so much storage in such small spaces
A wardrobe for our sons bedroom – he needs to vacate his current room before the twins arrive.
I love to buy a new quilt cover for my bed and a large print and colourful cushions to liven up our lounge room.
I would love the money to go towards buying an IKEA kids storage unit system. 🙂
A funky and wild kids arty area. Table, chairs, containers and draws, easel and a big mirror they can paint themselves in.
We currently have no chairs for our dining table, so that would be top of our (very long) list! It would be wonderful to be able to sit at the table like a normal family again!
We are in the process of upgrading our little girls room from a toddler room to a big girls room & I would love to get her the bed of her dreams to start the process & it happens to be at Ikea!
Would love to purchase a few RÅSKOG Trolley (with castors, turquoise) for storing my children’s arts and crafts materials (markers, crayons, glue, glitters, scissors, coloured papers, buttons, goggly eyes), laundry items (pegs, soap powder, brushes, detergent), cleaning items (bottles, chemicals, gloves, brushes) and items in our study room (documents, stationaries, cables, headphones, chargers).
I would love to purchase some drawers for storage and could really use a new dining table
We would like to get our little one a matching Ikea bed to her sister’s
I’d love to buy one of their shoe storage cupboards- they are awesome they hide all the shoes away near the front door and hold so many pairs!
IKEA is opening in the next suburb to me in 2016, hooray no more hour drive to buy my IKEA furniture, right now i need a new kitchen yep whole kitchen and i love the IKEA range
I’d love to get another PAX wardrobe for our new walk in robe!
I would love to decorate a bedroom / play area for my kids.
I would love to buy some new furniture
I would love to buy more storage solutions.
Kids furniture to redecorate my daughters room
Love shopping at IKEA for storage solutions!
I would love to reorganise the kids playroom with some fun storage solutions
A new bed for my one year old she’s too big for her cot
Bedroom furniture for the children.
I have a list a mile long but would most like to do our sunroom which is a combined playroom and entry area 🙂
I’d love to start a play room for my 10 month old daughter.
food
A completely new bedroom suite for both kids!!!
A new mattress..anxiety sets in when separating from something i’ve owned for over 10 years, but nothing really mattress more than a good nights sleep, and i could not be more ecstatic to finally get the old thing out of the door!
furniture
Anything that doesn’t require a Rocket Science degree to assemble.
I love IKEA furniture and ideas, I would buy 2 desk lights for my girls.Thank you.
I love IKEA! I’d buy a futon so I have somewhere for my friends to stay when they visit.
I would buy wardrobe storage solutions.
I’d love to buy a new dining table, something like the Hogsby, and matching chairs.
My baby daughter has so many cute dresses but nowhere to hang them. To make it easier to choose her outfit for the day, I’d buy a pink Stuva storage wardrobe to hang them in.
A lamp for my daughter’s bedroom.
I have an enormous Ikea wishlist, but at the moment I’m saving to put in a new wardrobe system in my son’s room.
They have everything at a reasnable price – And i need it all
I would really love a bedside table & I have my eye on some lovely ones at Ikea.
a new bed for my son, his is a bunk that’s too difficult for him to make easily. He’d like that.
Mr 2.5 is on the hunt for a big boy bed, so that’s what will be be getting from IKEA.
We’re about to have our first bubba – so a nursery fit out is imminent, and Ikea have the best (and cheapest!) stuff for babies!
Tables and chairs for my little girl to sit at and do activities on.
Some black mesh outdoor chairs to get ready for lovely summer, so we can sit on the verandah and relax.
Some storage – 8 year old twin boys, can never have enough storage!
I have been looking at the kallax series of shelving for a while, so versatile and stylish!
A rug for our loungeroom as our carpet is so stained. Would be fabulous
There’s so much that I’d like from IKEA, at the moment we are renovating our whole house & need heaps of stuff, kitchen storage is probably a good place to start.
Some awesome storage solutions to declutter our home please!
(Julie m)I would love to buy a new bright 3 seater lounge,as I only have a 2 seater since moving and need to relax my legs out more,
i would like to buy a shoe rack for our front door
Would love to put this towards wardrobe storage systems for our new home. Currently just hanging and would love to add some sliding baskets.
new kitchen table and chairs or storage shelves for my twin girls new bedroom
Storage solutions PLEASE!! I’m desperate to sort out the mess my 4 kids and husband leave everywhere.
my 2 year old is due to be moved from her cot to a big bed would love to get a bedroom set from Ikea
toy box for a 12 year old and 2 year old.
Cause I’m desperate for some storage solutions.
kids furniture
STORAGE STORAGE AND MORE STORAGE
Need a couch big enough to fit the family of 6!
There are so many things I need to get! Storage would be a major thing, needed in 3 rooms
I need many new household items as getting a new house soon, bathroom accessories a must as getting more bathrooms!
I love the Kallax/Drona Shelving Unit…just what I need for my living room.
I’m a big fan of storage. We are off to find soft toy storage today!
I would love some two beach chairs for hubby and I, so we can relax outside when the weather warms up.
Would love to get my son a brand new bed. The one he has is cheap and falling apart and as a single mum i can’t afford a new one
Love the Manchester bright coloured towels and sheets are just awesome
I would put this gift card towards buying some storage solutions for all the bits and bobs.
Storage solutions for my “doll size” house
Desperately need to set up my son’s bedroom, storage for his many toys would be great!
A new table the one I have is 23 years old time to upgrade
A mirror for my lounge room, who needs a painting when you’ve got something as beautiful as your reflection to gaze at!
We need some expedit shelves to shore our ever growing book collection!
Oh I would LOVE some storage boxes and some drawers for MR4 room !!
I would love to spoil my two little girls with a bunk bed set for their bedroom!
Draws, desks, chairs, cushions. I think the better question would be what DON’T I want to buy>
Ikea’s beautiful white Day Bed with the draws!
A dining table and chairs! I’ve never had a new one and mine have been handed down by family since the 60/70s. The table and chairs are all mismatched and ripped, drawn on, have duct tape on, and are falling apart. Although they’re better than having nothing, they’re not something I could have guests over with as I’d die of embarrassment and being a hermit sucks.
Half the chairs also have the most painful metal legs in history. They look harmless, but as my 3 kids and I discovered through experience, accidentally kicking them or stubbing your toe while walking past will almost break your toes/foot and make you feel quite hateful towards the chair. Not enjoyable at all, especially when you’ve inherited clumsiness and passed it down too.
It would be truly wonderful to have a beautiful new and matching set to use and also make the whole room look so much nicer. I’d get child practical ones that wouldn’t be easily ruined (not fabric chairs) so they too would hopefully last another 50/60 years and could one day be handed down like my current ones were to me, haha! Really would be an amazing dream come true, so thank you to all involved for this chance!
Storage unit. Ikea has the best storage solutions and I need to stop drowning in my clutter and get organised!!!
I would love to buy a bunkbed and a book shelf for my daughter’s bedroom.
Love to buy some more book shelves. I need to house my precious precious precious books
My toddler is 2 and is nearly ready for a big bed!! (I’m not ready!!!!!!) This prize would be a great help towards buying him one!
I’d put it towards an outdoor setting which we desperately need!
My eyes are on a everything in Ikea but I would love to put this towards a tv cabinet for the whole family.
Fingers & toes are crossed to win this prize!
Lots of kitchen gadgets that I would love to have as well as a lamp
Oh I would love to get some bathroom essentials it is the most embarrassing room in my very small house many cracks in the old mouldy shower scquilityreen and the base that leaks so ……. no more needs to be said and the sink cabinet OMG…… I would IKEA’s help their products are very high quality 🙂
I would love to get heaps of kids stuff for my grandsons when they visit
childrens furniture my grand-daughters will be needing it when they move from the UK to Australia
love to deck out kids rooms with cool storage & decoration stuff
storage for the kids playroom, we never have enough
Love all the storage ideas.
I have an addiction to kitchen items, so I see cooking utensils, maybe some new glasses, oh and candles!
I would love to buy the IKEA PS 2014 Bureau as we live in a small villa and would use this bureau as a computer table saving us a lot of space in the living room.
More things for the kids room would be great.
Would love storage for the kids room and a kitchen table tired of eating on the lounge
Congrats to the other lucky winners, thank you Mum Central