10 things we all do in IKEA
It’s either your biggest nightmare or your #1 favourite weekend adventure. A trip to IKEA is one that is mixed with emotion and tests even the strongest relationships. We often leave feeling slightly dazed, super confused and completely euphoric.
No matter the outcome, there are a few things that we all do when we go through the maze that is IKEA.
1. Get so excited by the seemingly endless possibilities of finishes, materials, and rooms. You’re like a kid in a candy store, but this is the adult version.
2. Play ‘House’ in the display kitchen, because it’s always been your dream to have a cooking show to call your own. *throws salt over one’s shoulder*
BIA Cordon Bleu
3-Tier Cake Stand
$43.99
Rue La La
Costa Nova
Beja Stoneware Teacup & Saucer
$42.50
Anthropologie
Alice Pazkus
Hammered Glass Salad Bowl with Leaf Decoration Gold
$69.99
Rue La La
Costa Nova
Beja Stoneware Teacup & Saucer
$42.50
Anthropologie
American Atelier
Suzani Plated Set of 4 Charger Plates
$34.99
Rue La La
3. As your patience fades and the overwhelming feeling of being right in the thick of IKEA’s rabbit warren without an easy escape creeps in, you begin to squabble over petty things such as the correct pronunciation of products: ‘“Ekenäset.” It’s “Eeh-ken-air-set,” not “Eh-kin-ah-set!!”
4. Upon reaching the bedroom section, get inspired to have a full wardrobe cleanse and imagine all of the amazing pieces you’re going to populate your new wardrobe and “Instaworthy” life with.
Uttermost
Volante Antique Brass Table Lamp Gold
$345.99
Rue La La
Napa Home & Garden
Small Koa Lidded Mini Ginger Jar Yellow
$39.99
Rue La La
Sorbus
Acrylic Cosmetic & Makeup Storage Drawer Set
$20.99
Rue La La
5. Buy completely unnecessary items that you already have at home but need ‘as a back-up’.
6. Start to stress out about how much your home doesn’t resemble anything like those on these interiors blogs and start piling all of the whimsical fairy lights, throw cushions, and copper accessories you can find into your cobalt blue plastic bag.
-25%
Terrain
Flower String Lights
$36.00
$48.00
Anthropologie
Surya
Montijo Accent Table Lamp
$144.99
Rue La La
-25%
Terrain
Tulip String Lights
$36.00
$48.00
Anthropologie
Jonathan Y Designs
Designs Verna 26.5in Seashell LED Table Lamp White
$150.00
Rue La La
7. When it all gets too much, remind yourself that there are some Swedish meatballs and mashed potatoes waiting for you on the other side. Not to mention, those delicious cinnamon buns.
8. Get riiiight to the end and just as you’re about to check out, remember one tiny, yet crucial item that, of course, happens to be located right at the beginning of the store’s maze of a floor plan.
9. Realize that you’re not strong enough to carry the 5 boxes that contain the pieces of your wardrobe.
10. As you leave, start to internally freak out at the realization that you’re now going to have to assemble the million unnecessary furniture items you just bought.
Cyan Design
Beauvais Side Table
$164.99
Rue La La
Terrain
Filigree Mirrored Table Signs, Set of 4
$52.00
Anthropologie
ASSOULINE
St. Tropez Soleil Book
$105.00
Bergdorf Goodman
Safavieh
Eliana Glass Coffee Table Silver
$189.99
Rue La La
