It’s no secret that the arrival of a new IKEA catalogue makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. I’ve even been known to steal them off of people’s lawns when they stopped delivering them to my particular area. (Read that confession here.) After being one of the lucky few to receive one last year, I hoped and prayed every single night that they would also deliver the IKEA catalogue to my door this year and, lo and behold, they did. Which prompted this Facebook photo:
So as an homage to IKEA as a way of thanking them for sending me this tome which will no doubt inspire countless hours of fun, I made up a little mood board with some of the things that I’m lusting after right now.
All images taken ruthlessly from the IKEA website.
1) SOLRUN fabric ($9.99/m CDN) This fabric is just so flowery and happy it makes me wonder where I can put it my apartment to inject a little bit of color. I’m thinking some throw pillows for my office but wouldn’t this be just as happy as a pair of curtains, or a bed skirt in a little girl’s room?
2) MALM 3-drawer chest in gray-turquoise ($99.99 CDN) I’ve always been a fan of the clean lines of the MALM series and can attest to the fact that the drawers open and shut like a dream. This particular piece comes in a variety of finishes, but I love this one that they’ve just introduced this year.
3) IKEA PS 2012 glass-door cabinet ($499 CDN) At a whopping 500 beans this cabinet seems a little pricey based on IKEA standards, but it’s part of their exclusive designer line celebrating 60 years of IKEA living. This cabinet is both retro and modern at the same time and with the addition of glass doors you can change up the objects you display inside so that the look never feels stale.
4) IKEA PS 2012 plant stand ($39.99 CDN) Who has a plant stand anymore?! I mean, honestly. The idea seems so old-fashioned that I immediately jumped on the inside of having this one, which has a circa 1950s modern vibe. It can be used anywhere to add a fresh touch of nature to a dull and boring room. I can see myself playing around with three big green different ferns for texture, or why not change it up with a seasonal look and choose three different colours of buoyant begonias for the springtime?
5) VAMMEN box with lid, set of 7 ($4.99 CDN) I love how fashion and home decor have really started to play with bright and bold colors, and these sweet little boxes are the perfect way to brighten up boring desk accessories or bring some much-needed organization to an entry way. You can even use them without the lids and stack to house all your jewelery. The possibilities are endless.
6) MEDVETEN vase ($8.99) A few years back if you had asked me to take a look at this item and would have made a face and said, “Bleecch! No way!” (Keep in a mind we’re talking about a girl who perpetually had a pink and green room, no matter where she lived on campus.) But this vase is just the kind of moody, industrial vibe that I’m starting to warm up to. I think it would look great with some really understated pussy willow branches, or a few twigs of forsythia. But I also think you could use it to give some edge to a super girly spray of pink carnations, or inject some goth into a light and airy room.
So there you have it- what I’m digging right now from IKEA. But who knows? The catalogue is so big and my mind tends to glaze over so often when I read it that it may turn out I’m missing about half of what’s good. Oh, who am I kidding? It’s affordable, Swedish furniture. It’s all good. Got any IKEA crushes lately? Let me know and I’d love to blog about them. Drop me a line at thetwentiesproject@gmail.com.
P.S. I wasn’t paid or perk’d to talk about any of the items shown in my mood board, or to talk about the company itself. I just really, really like IKEA even though there’s always some assembly required. :)
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