My Successful IKEA Trip

Okay... I hate going to IKEA...said no sane person EVER!!! Seriously, I'm crazy in love with that store! 😍😍😍  I just wish it wasn't an hour and a half away...

Here's my haul, but there's a story that goes along with it.
IKEA stuff

Easter weekend, we were headed down to see my daughter and her fiancé... she asked me if I'd stop by IKEA and pick up a few items for her wedding. Of course, I said SURE!! I don't need an excuse to go there.

So, I picked up a few things for her and a few things for me. One thing in particular was these RITVA Curtains.
RITVA curtains

They are gorgeous curtains. Well, when I got home, I took a look at my receipt. I bought 3 packages, and thought it was kinda funny that I was charged one price for 2 of the packages and another price for the other one. Huh??

I went and picked them up and looked at them... DUH!!! One of them was the wrong length! I just looked at the first package and grabbed 3 of them.  I didn't even bother looking at the others...

Ugh... Well... I guess I'll just have to go to IKEA again. Shucks!! 😉

So, last week, me and my BFF/SIL made the trip. Yay! We had soooo much fun!! And you can see that I came home with more than just curtains. 😄

Let's run through it... Curtains ✓ Yes, I picked those up and the right size this time! I can't wait to show you what I've done with them!!

Along with the curtains, I purchased these rings.
Curtain Rings

IKEA has the best price on curtain rings. I shopped around and they are soooo expensive! I picked these up, $6.99 for 10 of them. Excellent!

Next up, those lovely baskets in the background.
baskets

I originally wanted them for the den bookshelves, but they are too deep. 😏  But not to fear, they will have a home in some bookshelves up in our bedroom!

Have you ever bought any of IKEA's faux plants?
faux plant and pots

They are awesome! And adorable!! They run about $3.99 and never die! Which is huge, because I have trouble with houseplants. I bought a couple of them and have them here and there throughout the house. The cute little tin pots... only $.99 each! Must have!

Speaking of plants, I know I have a hard time keeping them alive, but succulents hardly need any attention! So, when I saw this little guy.... he had to come home with me. 😍
Spike plant

Okay, what else...
IKEA stuff

Stuff for the den bookcases... Incase you haven't heard I've been re-doing them. You can see all the changes here.

Album frames, IKEA has such a great selection of frames in general and I'm glad I found these for a very reasonable price. $7.99 each.
Album frames

Hubby LOVES music! He had some vinyls he wanted framed and a couple of years ago my daughter bought him a few more. Huey Lewis & The News has a special place in hubs heart. He was in The Heart Of Rock 'n Roll video,  for all of about 15 seconds. 😍 

This vintage looking clock looks perfect on the den bookshelves.
vintage looking clock

Okay, the rest of the stuff was just for me... I love this bowl. I realized I really didn't have any nice serving bowls that aren't plastic cheap stuff. I picked up this beauty for $16.99.
Bamboo bowl

These little lanterns have a funny story... I bought them because one they are too cute, second they are LED so they wont break out side on the gazebo. I had these other lights that broke during a storm. I don't want to deal with broken glass.
lanterns

What's funny is, I didn't realize that the light set wasn't included. Duh! It's pretty easy to tell now, that a string of lights didn't fit in that tiny box! Hahahaha! I just have to laugh. But I already found a solution! I found a string of solar powered LED lights at target! Perfect! Can't wait to put them up!

This tray... I fell in love... and only $9.99! 💕
beautiful tray

Only two more items!
These silicone slushie thingys!! Oh, the possibilities! Yum!
silicone slushie thingy

And last but not least! A rose napkin holder. Isn't she pretty? 
Rose napkin holder

I already painted her... Ahhh!!! Sooo in love with this silly little thing! 😍
blue napkin holder

I would have to say it was a successful trip. It will probably be another year til I can visit again... until next time....

Blessings!!

3 comments

  1. Aren't those curtains just the best! I just got some for my eat-in kitchen area, and I LOVE them!

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    1. Yes, Holly! They are such good quality for the $$! Thanks for stopping by! :)

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  2. I love Ikea, my store too is like.....over an hour away. I always need a partner but sadly Greg will go, but he is not the guy to take. He looks like he wants to "implode". LOL

    He hates it for some reason, which I will never get and continue to go! I can't wait to see what you do with the curtains, they looks great and I am loving the little plants too. No watering works for me indoors.

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