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*
-25%
Frontgate
Set of 4 Linden Leaf Metal Chargers - Frontgate
$149.25
$199.00
Frontgate
-23%
LE CREUSET
Heritage Butter Dish in Caribbean at Nordstrom
$40.00
$52.00
Nordstrom
-25%
Frontgate
Set of 4 Beverlie Dinnerware Collection - Beverlie Salad Plate - Frontgate
$74.25
$99.00
Frontgate
-20%
LE CREUSET
Heritage 9-Inch Stoneware Pie Dish in Caribbean at Nordstrom
$44.80
$56.00
Nordstrom
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.
Design Studios
Winda 3-Door Shoe Storage Cabinet Gray
$159.99
Rue La La
Safavieh
Set of 2 Blanchard Bar Stool Gray
$239.99
Rue La La
Safavieh
Set of 2 Blanchard Bar Stool Gray
$229.99
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.
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Napa Home & Garden
Declan Artichoke Lamp in Blue at Nordstrom
$128.80
$161.00
Nordstrom
Lalia Home
Stonies Small Stone Look Table Bedside Lamp Green
$19.99
Rue La La
-30%
Brightech
Equinox 62 LED Modern Sconce Wall Lamp with Glass Globe Shades in Antique Brass at Nordstrom
$104.99
$149.99
Nordstrom
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.
East at Main
Lydia Console Table Blue
$199.00
Rue La La
Safavieh
Decorative Framed Wall Art Pink
$59.99
Rue La La
Safavieh
Decorative Framed Wall Art Pink
$39.00
Rue La La
LR Home
Mazzini Modern Marble Base Drink Table
$189.99
Rue La La
