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IKEA starts selling totally hip SOLIG solar lighting devices

by Darren Murph on March 8, 2009 at 10:04 AM


We've heard the excuse a gazillion times: "Yo, I want to go solar, but like, where do you even buy this stuff? Oh snap, 0 percent financing on a Hummer H2!" Finally, you can have a solid answer to that very quip (the first part, at least), as household megastore IKEA has begun stocking (in store; online is coming soon) a new series of solar-powered lighting supplies. The SOLIG series contains a handful of solar light sticks, orbs, garden lights, chain globes and even posts, all of which will surely brighten your outdoor patio, flower bed or Earth-friendly RV. Now, if only it were simple to relocate your life to southern Arizona in order to enjoy these more effectively... [Via Inhabitat]

Tags: eco-friendly, green, ikea, light, lighting, solar, solar light, solar power, solar powered, solar-power, solar-powered, SolarLight, SolarPower, SolarPowered, SOLIG

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