Party tricks: affordable supplies from Ikea

Posted Jul 1st 2008 at 11:04AM by Cat Lincoln (Subscribe to Cat Lincoln's posts)

The best advice we ever heard from Ted on Queer Eye was to get inexpensive wine glasses from Ikea instead of paper or plastic cups. It doesn't cost that much more -- in fact, over time it's actually less expensive -- and it's about a million times nicer to sip from glass than plastic. Not to mention the carbon footprint you're reducing by skipping the red keg cups.

A quick spin around Ikea reveals additional party supplies that are as affordable as disposable items, but give your party a more festive, grown up feel. From plates to cutlery to our favorite paper napkins, some of Ikea's best buys in the gallery.

Ikea Party Supplies on a Budget

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Kristen 7-01-2008 @ 12:43PM

You're totally right. I used to stress about using glasses for parties, but there's just no reason. Well, unless you're at a pool or something on concrete and folks are barefoot. But still, there are stylish, fun, barefoot-friendly plastic glasses that beat out Solo cups by a mile. Not only are you consuming less, but folks are far less likely to litter with your real glasses than with disposable ones. Anyway, great idea. I LOVE Ikea!