5/20/2025

SKÅDIS Round Hook (19 mm)

I had read so many negative reviews about these hooks that I hesitated to buy them. The main complaint from customers was that they're really difficult to insert and that they can damage the pegboard. Well, after getting them, I found them to have a child-like sort of insertion system. I wonder why schools don't teach puzzles and basic mechanical stuff to children so that they can become functional adults. Breaking the board with these is so difficult, like you have to have your wires all messed-up and the strength of a bear to insert them in the wrong way. They come with a little handy leaflet that explains how to insert them. But the design is so intuitive that you don't really need instructions... unless you do. 
 
These are my favourite hooks for the Skadis pegboards to be honest. Easy to insert, easy to reposition, and they hold plenty of different things and they occupy just one hold on the board, not two or three as other hooks do. They are strong, too, I love them to store my washi tape rolls, but I can hang so many things from them, like scissors, laces, anything and everything.


DESIGNER Johanna Jelinek

5/19/2025

UPPFYLLD Lemon Squeezer (bright yellow/bright green, 15 cm)

This lemon squeezer is really a great fun design as well as the whole Uppfylld line. It adds a pop of colour in the kitchen. Most importantly, his is a great squeezer that I can use directly on all the drinking glasses I own. I love the gridded inverted lid at the bottom because it collects the disgusting pipes securely. This lid can be removed, cleaned and put back easily.

The main downsides are, firstly, that I can get tired of so much colour; in all honestly, I'd love having this made of stainless steel. Secondly, this is a large squeezer that requires a bit of storage space as it's larger than the average squeezer.
Dishwasher safe.
 
DESIGNERS K. Gouriou & W. Chong
 

TJOG Storage box with lid (dark grey, 25x36x15 cm)

I have all my home office storage sorted out with KIKI K storage boxes, which are made of sturdy hard carboard covered in linen. Unfortunately, they don't make them any more. It's impossible for me not to compare the quality and craftsmanship of these with this TJOG box. This Ikea storage box looks beautiful, classic and elegant. It comes flat but it's really easy to assemble. However, the cardboard is not sturdy or stiff enough to me. I couldn't find the maximum storage weight allowed on the product web page. I have put a bit of weight on the two I have, but the heaver is on the bottom. The other one I filled mostly with paper that doesn't weight much. 

DESIGNER Ikea of Sweden

SKÅDIS Container with Lid (White)

These containers are designed specifically for Ikea Skadis pegboard system. They look beautiful, are made of good quality plastic, so much so that the translucent container looks like glass. These are a bit tricky to use because their hanging and opening system is not the best. Unlike the other hanging container, which is perfect, this one's hanging hooks aren't on the container but on the lid. Besides, you have to get used to sliding the container into the lid, not the other way around. It doesn't make sense to me because, this way, it's ease to drop the bottom and its contents or, otherwise, as I do, you need to be super conscious of how you open and close the container. Personally, I would not use it with condiments or spices.
 
DESIGNER Eva Lilja Löwenhielm
 

5/16/2025

SNÖSKYFFEL Shoehorn (Bright Red, 18 cm)

This shoehorn just looks stylish and designer-like. It looks like a beautiful decorative item but it's a very practical tool that I use most days to help me put in my tighter shoes. This is a large shoehorn made of a metallic sturdy material. The product came fully covered on no-peel Ikea labelling, something I found utterly annoying. It left plenty of residual sticky paper on the shoehorn so I had to use oil to partially remove these sticky bits, and then I had to scrub it strongly. I got it all clean with no scratch on deterioration of the coating. Great quality.

DESIGNER Henrik Preutz

 

5/14/2025

Seymour's Stainless Steel Pegs (20 Pack)

I've had these pegs for a couple of months now with other brands similar metallic pegs.  I got tired of plastic pegs that break too easily and was looking for something environmentally friendly and durable. Being stainless steel it's important because they are meant to be more durable and rust-free. I never leave my pegs outside (whether plastic or not) unless I'm hanging my laundry and then put them bag indoors. If it starts to rain I put my clothes horse indoors. That being the case, my pegs are looking as they were when first came out of the box. I find disappointing the many reviews about the pegs becoming rusty because, because if that happens, they are just steel not 'stainless' steel. So, I will be careful not to leave my laundry outdoors even if there is the slight amount of rain falling.

Nailgirls Hair Cutting Scissors Shears (6.7in)

This scissors are great value for money. They aren't professional scissors but I couldn't expect that for the price. They are still very good. I sometimes trim my hair ends on my own, and the household scissors I was using were not really good. Instead, this pair cuts my hair straight, cleanly and easily, with minimum effort, in a go. These scissors tips aren't too pointy, but the blades are sharp and do the job. I have small hands and found this pair comfortable to use; not too big, not too small. The complementary comb comes really handy.