Cool stuff: IKEA Summer Collection

My "complicated" relationship with IKEA is no secret -- I love it and I hate it. Right now, I'm feeling like IKEA definitely has its place: While I'm determined to limit the amount of cheap particleboard, plastic, and Chinese-produced goods in my home, I've made peace with the occasional modest splurge at the Big Blue for basics and for fun seasonal accents. And god knows, you can't beat the prices.

In addition to the forthcoming PS Collection that Emma recently previewed, which has me drooling (and which apparently may not even be released in U.S. stores), several things from IKEA's soon-to-launch 2009 summer collection caught my eye:

Roxo Easy Chair, $139, and Tray Table, $40

Greno Cushions, $13 each

Clockwise from top left: Greno Cushions, $10 each, Floor Cushions, $30 each, Tray, $5, Bags, $1.49 each, and Plant Pots, $2 each

Vano Easy Chairs, $50 each, and Styrso Nesting Tables, $40 for three

Solig Solar Lights, $10 each

IKEA's 2009 summer collection will start rolling into the Swedish superstores in the next couple of weeks, and typically sells out by the end of June.