The Joy of IKEA

Since moving to Seattle I have been to IKEA 3 times. It's a great big store on only one level with covered walkways and parking (very clever for a place that gets a lot of rain). This past weekend Nick and I went to get ourselves some new couches. It was lots of fun.

We enjoyed some Swedish Meatballs. Yummy!



I got this glass jar to make my own terrarium. They seem to be all the rage on Etsy these days, and way overpriced. The jar was about $3, the moss came from our backyard. Excellent!

I always stop in the fabric section to see what's available. I got a small amount of this cool striped cotton canvas.

Here's the tote bag I made from the fabric. Nice colors, eh? It's already in the shop.

We picked out a love seat with this pretty stripey cover.

And a longer sofa with a red corduroy cover. Both were delivered and set up by the same evening. That's pretty cool if you ask me.

I'm ready to paint the family room now.



All that shopping wore me out, so we stopped for a coffee on the way home. Did you know that Starbucks now has a reusable version of their cold drink cup? It looks like the regular cup, but it's a sturdy reusable one with it's own straw and everything. I think this is a very cool thing, especially since the majority of my specialty coffee is of the iced variety. I had to get one and I love it!

Next time we hit IKEA, I hope I'm ordering my new kitchen.