Five Things You Need From Ikea

I love shopping at Ikea.  The way you wander through the different rooms like you're in someone's home is so appealing to me.  There's a fun play place to drop the kids. The restaurant serves yummy Scandinavian meatballs and salmon lasagne (okay...maybe I'll take a pass on that last one).  Everything is so bright and organized, and their prices are great. What's not to love?

Unfortunately, the closest Ikea to my house is over an hour away, if there is no traffic, which is almost never in Seattle.  

In light of that fact, I haven't been in over a year.  Major bummer.  However, in my spare why-won't-anybody-drive-to-Ikea-with-me time, I've been making a list of the things I will buy when I get there.  I'm pretty sure you need them too.

1. Those Flower boxes up above are so pretty and colorful.  I picture them hanging all around my back deck with peonies in them.  I wonder if my dog would leave them alone?

2.  I don't know where I would put it, but I would love to have this Valet Stand.  I could choose my outfit and visualize accessories before I put it on.  Maybe I wouldn't have to change ten times :).

3.  I'm a disaster when it comes to packing.  I always bring way too much and no matter how hard I try, things get all scrunched up and wrinkled.  These packing bags would be so nice to keep clothes separate and organized.

4. Summer is coming (did you hear me, Seattle weather?), with lots of BBQ's and backyard parties.  This pitcher comes with a removable insert that can be frozen to keep drinks cold longer.  And it's $4.99.  That is practically free.

5.  This accessory hanger would be perfect to clip necklaces onto or organize scarf collections (what...you don't have a scarf collection?).  Much better than digging around in a drawer.

Altogether, everything comes to about $50.00.  Hey, maybe I can talk my husband into driving me there this weekend.  I won't tell him that the gas will cost more than the stuff I buy :).

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