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IKEA Recreates The Famous Living Rooms From The Simpsons, Friends And Stranger Things With Its Products
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IKEA Recreates The Famous Living Rooms From The Simpsons, Friends And Stranger Things With Its Products

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Some rooms feel so familiar to us that they immediately make us feel right at home; even if we never stepped foot in them before. I grew up watching endless reruns of The Simpsons and could immediately identify the iconic living room in the opening credits, but what would it look like in real life?

The latest ad campaign from Ikea in the United Arab Emirates has the answer, after rummaging through the furniture giant’s vast catalog to recreate some iconic TV living rooms. Dubbed “Ikea Real Life,” the campaign took two months to bring together, with the furniture pieces enhanced by 3D digital software to recreate rooms from The Simpsons, Friends, and Stranger Things.

The Simpsons

Image credits: FOX

Image credits: IKEA

Image credits: IKEA

The Ikea team worked closely with the creatives for months. They went through hundreds of items to find the perfect pieces that would bring those iconic rooms,” Vinod Jayan, managing director for IKEA in the UAE, Qatar, Egypt and Oman, told Adweek.

It was a great collaborative effort that led up to a stunning result. A true testament of what IKEA represents: a place where everyone can bring whatever idea they see or have to life.”

Friends

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Image credits: Warner Bros

Image credits: IKEA

Image credits: IKEA

We think they did a pretty good job! You can check out more about the individual furnishings on this special page for the project, in case you fancy bringing a little of 742 Evergreen Terrace into your own house. What do you think? Which other rooms would you like to see given the Ikea treatment? Let us know in the comments!

Stranger things

Image credits: 21 Laps Entertainment

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Image credits: IKEA

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Here’s what people had to say about the fun campaign

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Eagle Girl
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The comment about the 'Fight Club' apt is spot on! Everything is from IKEA. How did they miss that? :D

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We'llSee
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So cool, I want the Friends set up, I can hear Joey now "these walls are purple" just finished the whole series again.

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R.s. Potter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm surprised they didn't do Sheldon's living room from Big Bang Theory.

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2WheelTravlr
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meh. The Simpsons one is spot on, the other two, not so much.

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R.s. Potter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a great website called Ikeahackers.net. Features lots of creative ways that people have modified common Ikea items to make something completely different for their homes.

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未周 陸
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Most Epic & Challenging Response: What about “Hoarders Buried Alive”?

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Luck Yeah
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I know why Drogon melted down the Iron Throne. So Ikea couldn't replicate it with cutlery.

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Sally Gorman
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

❤Omg! ...cant wait to see the new stranger things series 😃 brilliant

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Brooks Salzwedel
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4 years ago

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Kourtney Tente
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t see full resemblance in the friends living room. It’s kind of disappointing

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Cathy Coyer
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, so many more to do, what a hoot! how about each family from Desperate housewives? Go back farther, Archie Bunker, Andy Griffith, Captain Kangaroo!

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Celtic Pirate Queen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry, but painting the walls purple does't equate to Monica's apartment. I was never a big "Friends" fan, but I really did love that apartment. The version you've shown here has none of the warmth or layered family heirlooms. Big fail.

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Amazon QT
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Years ago I saw a study on the apt. rents and house values of popular sitcoms and 95% of the characters or “people” living in those places wouldn’t be able to afford it in real life. I was a cool study. IMO

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David Jeu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg you are so creative ikea! Come on everyone, let's buy some furnitures!

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Giorgio Prodoti
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ikea also could recreate GOT cosplay, in fact they used their carpets for the night whatchers costumes.

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Miklós Nagy
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4 years ago

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Most of them is just arranging furniture in the same way as they were in the shows even is said furnitures doesn't resemble to the ones in the show. Also it's just a f#cking IKEA add.

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Eagle Girl
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The comment about the 'Fight Club' apt is spot on! Everything is from IKEA. How did they miss that? :D

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We'llSee
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So cool, I want the Friends set up, I can hear Joey now "these walls are purple" just finished the whole series again.

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R.s. Potter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm surprised they didn't do Sheldon's living room from Big Bang Theory.

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2WheelTravlr
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meh. The Simpsons one is spot on, the other two, not so much.

amuletswimfabrics avatar
R.s. Potter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a great website called Ikeahackers.net. Features lots of creative ways that people have modified common Ikea items to make something completely different for their homes.

137317940235429 avatar
未周 陸
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Most Epic & Challenging Response: What about “Hoarders Buried Alive”?

bh_1 avatar
Luck Yeah
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I know why Drogon melted down the Iron Throne. So Ikea couldn't replicate it with cutlery.

sallysally1gorman avatar
Sally Gorman
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

❤Omg! ...cant wait to see the new stranger things series 😃 brilliant

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Brooks Salzwedel
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4 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

kourtneytente avatar
Kourtney Tente
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t see full resemblance in the friends living room. It’s kind of disappointing

boxershiner_1 avatar
Cathy Coyer
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, so many more to do, what a hoot! how about each family from Desperate housewives? Go back farther, Archie Bunker, Andy Griffith, Captain Kangaroo!

dodsonmichelle avatar
Celtic Pirate Queen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry, but painting the walls purple does't equate to Monica's apartment. I was never a big "Friends" fan, but I really did love that apartment. The version you've shown here has none of the warmth or layered family heirlooms. Big fail.

ann_m_rosa avatar
Amazon QT
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Years ago I saw a study on the apt. rents and house values of popular sitcoms and 95% of the characters or “people” living in those places wouldn’t be able to afford it in real life. I was a cool study. IMO

Load More Replies...
pennypacker3000 avatar
David Jeu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg you are so creative ikea! Come on everyone, let's buy some furnitures!

giorgioprodoti avatar
Giorgio Prodoti
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ikea also could recreate GOT cosplay, in fact they used their carpets for the night whatchers costumes.

miklosnagy avatar
Miklós Nagy
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4 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Most of them is just arranging furniture in the same way as they were in the shows even is said furnitures doesn't resemble to the ones in the show. Also it's just a f#cking IKEA add.

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