This past Saturday, we made a trip to Ikea. Little did we know, it would turn into an all day affair! Of course we had to walk the upstairs showroom for the second time this month just to make sure we I didn't miss anything. We needed several things for our house, so with my list in hand, we shopped.
Most of the items we needed were for the kitchen. One thing we don't have much of is storage space. We don't have very many cabinets, so I knew I had to work with what I've got. I found these shelf inserts that would allow me to stack my china and pantry items. I am so glad I got them because they sit in the cabinets perfectly (probably because the cabinets are from Ikea).
Another thing lacking is counter top space, which has been a huge pain. We are borrowing a dishwasher from the government while we live in this house (since there wasn't one already in the kitchen), and since the top is flat I thought we could use it as an extension of the existing counter. To make it a little more useful, we bought an extra large cutting board to place on top.
The last thing we needed for the kitchen was some sort of system to separate our plastic, paper, and glass items that we recycle. I didn't want to go to the garage every time I needed to recycle a piece of paper, a plastic bottle, or a jar. My friends solution was to buy these bins and the coordinating cabinet . When I saw how well it worked for her, I knew that we needed it too. It has worked out perfectly, and I actually like the way it looks.
We put all our different trash bags in the top shelf.
The next room that I wanted to shop for was our living room. Originally we bought these two chairs. When Aaron was almost done building the first one, the final screw didn't fit into the pre-cut hole. He said he could fix it once we got our drill, but after looking at it, I decided I didn't want it. The color was too black and I really liked the matching rocking chair in she same series. Even though both of the chairs say the color is black-brown, the rocking chair looks more brown than the chair. After a second trip to Ikea that day, I got my rocking chair and the matching cushion :)
The last room I needed to shop for was the bathroom. We needed rugs since I didn't pack any in our unaccompanied baggage, and the ones we had at Fort Bragg needed to be replaced. I loved these super soft rugs, so I bought 2 for each of our bathrooms. White for the upstairs, and beige for the downstairs.
Our washer and dryer are in the downstairs bathroom and there isn't any room to hang dry our clothes. Thankfully, they had a bunch of drying racks to choose from. We chose this one. I love that it has two fold out wings to fit extra clothes and folds flat like an ironing board.
I confess, the last items we didn't need, but we both agreed they would brighten up the house. So... we each picked out a plant. Aaron's is in the living room, and mine is in the downstairs bathroom. We also got a pot and a few plants for the front porch.
After we stuffed everything into my car (both times), we went home and put it all together. We are lucky Connor slept the entire time because our living room was a mess!
Looks like fun, huh?
I don't think Aaron wants to go back there for a long, long time.
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