WHAT TO BUY AT IKEA

I guess I have some 'splaining to do.  

I received a couple of emails about my last post with pictures of the nursing home.  I am really sorry if I offended anyone.  I realize they were harsh and hard to look at.  Let me explain that this is a small place and these residents need full time care. Both of my parents died fairly young and while I have missed them badly over the years.....I did not have to watch them get to this level.

I guess my point was that the end of life is no joke and not something I look forward to.  In my opinion the only thing that makes a hard situation easier is humor.  I am the kind of person who can't help snickering when it's inappropriate because of nervousness.  I was not making fun of them.

#igotfaults

Ikea.....for some people it is totally overwhelming but if you go enough you can learn to focus!

I had to go yesterday for some Ribba frames [the best] and took a few shots of things that puts the term "high/low" to work!

Here is one of the first new things I saw!

Without open shelves all of these cute things would go to waste!  I plan on using them in an open pantry for a project.

I think both of these shelving units are new and I have a plan for the first one.

These 2 cute benches....kind of modern country.

Cute yellow clock

Black and white runner [placemats also]

Some kitchen accessories I have used from Ikea....the dark gray pitchers and jars!

The basket on the top left with jars from Ikea

I love these dark gray plates.....

And it was Ikea who first introduced us to the "Z" plant!

#hardtokill

Some bedding...

I used to have this one in my own bedroom!

And I used all this bedding from Ikea at my Madison project! And the curtains also came from Ikea.

A few other ones I like.....

Fabrics

Remember when I used this one for my sister?

This black and white coverlet....

That became a table skirt at my sisters.

And this stripe duvet at my other sisters:) 

This Ikea pillow can be found everywhere!  It's a fav and I used it in a Boulder project.

Love these pendants and they now come in 3 sizes!

Here I used them at my sisters.

The Ikea black and white stripe throw is a keeper

This one might be new and surprisingly it had a nice weight.

Sometimes it is like just holding a few treads in your hand right?

The rug in the middle would make a nice wall hanging.....

And this rug.....

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I love this new version!

This one is iconic also!

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Some other new additions!

Some Ikea shelving that works nicely..... I recently used in a laundry room.

Cute faux plants!

These chairs below we used while staging some projects out in Boulder until one of the home buyers bought them!

I was tired of them anyway....ha ha

Ribba frames....

I didn't mean for this post to be so long.....but there is so much good stuff there!  

Hope you get a bunch done this weekend.....it's pretty much gonna be rain....rain....rain around Atlanta.

How many times can you say Ikea in one post....how about 10.

Shayout

MADISON PROJECT BEFORE AND AFTER PART 1

 I stayed up to watch the Oscars and the ending was quite the SNAFU huh?  How horrible it would be to think you won and then......not.

Yikes.

My sister [best assistant ever!] and I made another trip to Madison on Saturday and got so much accomplished.  My car was packed to the ceiling with accessories.

How about we just get into it huh?  

Starting with upstairs.  All photos taken with my iphone hurriedly before we left at 6:30....starving.

We started by clearing the room and whitewashing the walls.....

Brought in this vintage rug from her house.

Added these cute lights in the nooks.....

Here is the before

After

We painted the iron beds SW Iron Ore.  I got these runners from Ikea and the baskets in the corner came with the house.

The curtains came from Ikea and the bedding is a mix of Ikea and Target.

Before with a full size bed

After......switched to a king bed which she had in her attic

Lamps from Homegoods.  She had the chest in a bedroom at home.

Before

After

The wicker chairs were there already so I had the cushions recovered in white linen.  She had the picture at home in her attic.....which I happily raided!

 I purchased the pillows at Lakewood 400 Antique Market, the throws from Ikea and the garden seat from Amazon.

We left the door natural and I got these white robes from Ikea.....

There is one area to the right of the door that hasn't been addressed yet.....so stay tuned for more:)

Let's head to the master which isn't finished but has come a long way.

A few before shots.....

The whole room was wallpapered.....and had wall to wall carpet.  She wasn't sure about the bed but I loved it so we kept.

Removed paper, and painted BM Silver Song and added hardwoods. 

This rug was formerly in the dining area and we decided to have it cleaned and use in the bedroom.....

I have to tell you this....at first the rug looked so green against the walls which read green and blue depending on the time of the day.

But I found some pretty Kravet fabric that had both green and blue in it which helped to "marry" them.

All bedding from Pottery Barn except for pretty pillows.

More before...

She already had this cute chair but it's a little short for the room so there is a great place in the bathroom where this will go and we will find a taller option for this corner.

She had the blanket chest in Atlanta and the corner cabinet [which was relocated to this room] came with the house.  Still need some ivory panels in here.

Lamps from Pottery Barn and we painted the existing bedside tables.....yep....SW Iron Ore.

Whew.....there is so much more [porch and living area] but I will save for Friday!  They bought this place furnished and we have slowly been weeding out what stays and what gets the boot.

To read more about this project you can go here,  here and here

It is amazing what a little paint and white bedding can accomplish right! 

Sheriky Freaky