Festive shopping at Ikea

This year's most popular Christmas gifts from Ikea include home furnishings like pillows, blankets, vases and Christmas textiles to make curtains, according to Virginia Ni, PR specialist at Ikea in Beijing.

People buy a lot of candles as gifts. Stuffed animals and other toys for the children are also very popular, she said.

Couples give each other matching bathrobes and friends buy smaller gifts like picture frames or candles with different smells.