I hit the jackpot at Ikea.
I got this awesome blue plastic colander.
Ok, well, I did get that - but I allllso got a pretty amazing deal on some textiles. Curtains to be exact.
Let me explain - Claire and textiles don't mesh. I make poor choices picking them out (included are curtains, rugs, fabrics, etc) and I am usually too cheap to get nice things. Thus, I end up spending a little - and hating a lot - like these curtains in our bedroom.
In my defense, these were purchased before I entered blogland, and thus, I wasn't really aware of the golden rule to hang them high and wide. Um, and also apparently I don't understand length dimensions on curtain packages.
So, I had suffered (yes! suffered!) with these curtains for a few years. They drove me bonkers, yet I just couldn't bring myself to spend $40+ on curtains. Stupid pieces of fabric that hang.
{Enter Ikea} You know I love Ikea.
I drooled over their curtains in the aptly named "Textiles" section - but the ones I liked were still more than I wanted to spend.
We made our way towards the exit, me crying a little that the experience was over, when I decided to pop into the as-is section.
To my intense excitement, there was a HUGE bin of curtains in there - all were out of their packages and roaming free - but all in great shape! ... I might or might not have hovered over the bin like a lion over prey...
And get this. $3. $3 per panel! They are the basic ones with tabbed tops - but they are super long and just fine for my purposes. I spent $18 and got 6 panels (including two white ones yet to be hung in the office!).
I was in cheapo heaven!
With the help of a new lamp shade (another Target linen drum via Ross $2.99) and a fresh coat of blue on my bird - our room has a much fresher look!
Now I have respectable curtains that actually go below the window sills. In fact, they are too long and need to be faux-hemmed, but that's another day.
For now, I will just be happy with my $12 upgrade.
1) Thank you for teaching me what a "textile" is, because I had no idea (and apparently I just purchased a textile (rug) from Ikea last week- who knew?
ReplyDelete2) I also had no idea that curtains were supposed to hang down so low- so thank you for sharing this too! I have not yet entered the "DIY neighborhood of Blogland"... I've ventured over there, but think I'm ready to stay awhile.
3) I did give up on IKEA, I'll admit when we entered our "We-have-$" phase- I 'set' Ikea behind me (didn't have a clue back then on the value of being cheap)... but I'm so glad I gave it another chance and then we've reunited. :)
4.) I loooooooove what you've done to your room and I little you spent on it- I know I use this word a lot, but it's incredibly INSPIRING.
ReplyDeleteI want an IKEA near me!!! totally jealous ;)
ReplyDeleteI am so lame for being so behind in my blog reading! I've been so curious about if you went to Ikea and got your wish list.
ReplyDeleteYou rocked it! You really got a great bang for your buck!