Elephants

I lust after many things, most of them either beepy or made of paper, but at the moment what I'm dreaming of is...bookshelves. 

I don't need anything fancy, though there's a lot to be said for the built-in kind that won't tumble over during earthquakes.  Not that we get earthquakes here, at least strong enough to knock such things over, but if I had built-in bookshelves I would probably be living somewhere that did have them.  

No, I want more Ikea shelves.  Plain, heavy, put-'em-together-myself shelves.  And while they're cheap in the context of furniture, they're outside my usual budget, plus the challenge of getting them home from the store.  

I don't understand why people mock Ikea's stuff.  Sure, it's not generally elaborate or rich, but it's solid and serviceable.  it has clean lines and a sturdy practicality that works.  And while I can't stand most of their actual decorated patterns, I love the plain things, which do exactly what they're supposed to. 

Half my living room is done up in Ikea shelves plus a similar set from Target.  The other half is black plastic shelves on poles, easy to assemble but not exactly pretty.  The contrast is...notable. 

Must be a sign of being a grownup, caring what my living room looks like... 

Anyway.  Eventually I'll have more shelves.  In the meantime I can enjoy the ones I have so far. 

Elephants

I lust after many things, most of them either beepy or made of paper, but at the moment what I'm dreaming of is...bookshelves. 

I don't need anything fancy, though there's a lot to be said for the built-in kind that won't tumble over during earthquakes.  Not that we get earthquakes here, at least strong enough to knock such things over, but if I had built-in bookshelves I would probably be living somewhere that did have them.  

No, I want more Ikea shelves.  Plain, heavy, put-'em-together-myself shelves.  And while they're cheap in the context of furniture, they're outside my usual budget, plus the challenge of getting them home from the store.  

I don't understand why people mock Ikea's stuff.  Sure, it's not generally elaborate or rich, but it's solid and serviceable.  it has clean lines and a sturdy practicality that works.  And while I can't stand most of their actual decorated patterns, I love the plain things, which do exactly what they're supposed to. 

Half my living room is done up in Ikea shelves plus a similar set from Target.  The other half is black plastic shelves on poles, easy to assemble but not exactly pretty.  The contrast is...notable. 

Must be a sign of being a grownup, caring what my living room looks like... 

Anyway.  Eventually I'll have more shelves.  In the meantime I can enjoy the ones I have so far.