I spent yesterday at the amazing world of IKEA. If you haven’t experienced this universe, get yourself there ASAP.
Hands empty, you can wander in this place (which, by the way, is large enough to warrant its own zip code) and hours later wander out with a fully-furnished two-bedroom apartment on a pallet. It’s a dizzying trip, and one that might not change your life, but can certainly change your surroundings for the better.
While looking for a new bed for my youngest daughter, I was distracted by a bunk bed group that featured a double bed on top and a den (yes, a den) underneath. Below the bunk was a comfy loveseat, desk, lamp and chair. The coup de grace were these cool panels that hung from the top bunk over the “doorway” to the den, leaving the space in a tiny world of solitary creativity. In a flash of inspiration, I could have happily curled up there all day with my laptop and written the greatest novel on the planet.
I’m sure the IKEA staff would have had an issue with this plan, but I fantasized anyway.
The cozy use of space reminded me of dorm rooms and shared apartments from my past, when my life occupied a 12×12-foot area and little else. Life has gotten much bigger and more complicated, but my job can still be done in that comfy, intimate area.
And that’s pretty cool.
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Wendy…too true. We walked out with a fully furnished 1 bdrm apt for our daughter packed into a mini-van. Unbelievable. And not, ahem, expensive either.
Good thing was, she was able to put it all together on her own. The girl’s handy dandy.
Bonnie
Ikea is a very dangerous store for my husband and I to visit. We both love that store and never leave without buying something and envisioning what multiple other pieces would look like in our house…amongst the pieces of Ikea furniture we already have!
Sarah
I’m thinking one of those loft beds would be great for a home office, especially at deadline time. (Y)