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.
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.