First, I want to apologize for the crappy cell phone pix. I went to Ikea yesterday to pick out a table for my studio and thought it would be fun to post a couple of images from my shopping adventure. The first two are of the restaurant and cafe area located on the second floor.
For those who have not been there before let me tell you how Ikea works. As you walk through the store the first area you come to is the showroom where all the furniture and accessories are set up in mini room settings. These settings are divided into separate areas such as living rooms, wall units and storage, work areas, kitchen and dining, bedrooms, bathrooms and children. On each item there is an aisle and bin number where you then go downstairs the the warehouse to load up your pieces to purchase them.
Also on the level of the warehouse there is a marketplace. Here you can purchase items that fall under categories such as cooking and eating, textiles and rugs, bathroom, home organization, lighting, prints and frames, home decoration and greenroom.
In case you are confused here is a map they give you so you don't get lost. Ikea also has arrows on their floor to guide you through the showroom. Brilliant!
And for the moment you have all been waiting for ....
here is the table I ended up with except I picked the birch veneer top instead of the black melamine.
This is also the style of table that Nicole Balch of Pink Loves Brown
used to display here work at the recent
National Stationary Show in New York so I must have good taste :)
There are 35 of these little guys to go around. Once they are all gone there will be a different giveaway. Can't wait to see what I come up with next? Umm ... me too :)
(Snip snip. Cutting ribbon and dividing tags into groups.)
(Look! They hang ... tricky eh?)
(Look. I won!)
Ok ... so it only cost one dollar which means it is probably not the best quality ... and on the package it said for ages 7 and up ... probably not a good sign either. Oh well, it sure is cute and I could not resist!
(Sketches of vintage frames that I later scanned
(A detail of the finished product.)
(Raffia Tote Bag & Hat: Martha Stewart online)
(Tote Bags: Martha Stewart online)
I thought these ones would look quite lovely in my studio. The paper I used reminds me of old wallpaper.
I made these ones for the magnet board in the baby's room—bright colored stars and stripes. Yippee!
For those who have not been there before let me tell you how Ikea works. As you walk through the store the first area you come to is the showroom where all the furniture and accessories are set up in mini room settings. These settings are divided into separate areas such as living rooms, wall units and storage, work areas, kitchen and dining, bedrooms, bathrooms and children. On each item there is an aisle and bin number where you then go downstairs the the warehouse to load up your pieces to purchase them.
Also on the level of the warehouse there is a marketplace. Here you can purchase items that fall under categories such as cooking and eating, textiles and rugs, bathroom, home organization, lighting, prints and frames, home decoration and greenroom.
In case you are confused here is a map they give you so you don't get lost. Ikea also has arrows on their floor to guide you through the showroom. Brilliant!
This is also the style of table that Nicole Balch of Pink Loves Brown used to display here work at the recent National Stationary Show in New York so I must have good taste :)
