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Furnishing a Home in Hungary: How I Ended Up at IKEA

by Anikó Woods | May 9, 2025 | Beyond Budapest, Expat Life & Personal Stories, Home & Property

Furnishing a home in Hungary sounds like a dream—until you realise the dream often arrives flat-packed with hex keys. After completing our countryside renovation near Lake Balaton, I had grand plans. The living room was ready. We’d restored the walls, added smart...

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I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.

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