IKEA TOUR.............. part two.
Last week Manuela at The Pleasures of Homemaking took everyone on a tour of our local IKEA here at Atlantic Station in Atlanta......It gave me the itchies to take a short road trip today with my personal driver and the man that gives new meaning to the word "Bon Vivant" and see what new goodies they had gotten in...they were also having a sale...I thought you all might enjoy seeing what other treasures this massive store has to offer........
Okay.....so you know our first stop had to be at their cafeteria where both me and the "Boss" chowed down on their infamous Swedish Meatballs........2 dinners, 2 drinks.....$12.00.
We loved these wall units....what you see here cost around $500.00 for the units with the glass.
The "Boss" takes a break 5 minutes into shopping......One of these days this chair and ottoman is going to end up at our house. He loves this damn chair and ottoman....I do have to say it is comfortable and quite the bargain at a little under $300. for both pieces, the cushions are real leather.......
This almost did come home with us.....I loved the red color and they really have well made stuff...This piece was on sale for only $69.00
How cute is this little kitchen....
Manuela showed these in her post but they are so cute I had to show them again.....for herbs growing in your kitchen.....or for whatever Nikki *grows* in her kitchen??
This wonderful crafts table with saw horse legs in white was marked down to $240.00....
Some red and white for your home office..........just in time for Valentines Day...
Another piece I could have easily taken home with me....It came in all different colors and was a steal at under $99.00
A heap full of Hippos for the kids......
Great wooden bowls..............
Let's not forget glassware......
Ofcourse you could always use a whisk!!
How about a red one??
Maybe some red lidded storage containers. I bought a bunch of these...3 in a package for $2.99
I loved this big clock............
You can never have enough baskets and these were big ones.....
I grabbed up this package of wrapping paper on my way to the register for $4.99
and ofcourse the Swedish food specialties......don't forget that package of frozen meatballs!!
and ofcourse my last stop out the door..........I wish I had one of these at the house...You can blow dry your hands in under 3 seconds.....Ear plugs suggested. I hope you all enjoyed this little tour and thank you Manuela for putting the idea in my head to do a little shopping....and I hope your feeling better and can get back to bargain shopping real soon.....
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PS Go look at my kitchen. The cabinets and countertops are from IKEA. GREAT deal. Mimi
I almost purchased that red shelving unit, but thought, red?
I needed a buffet for the kitchen area and got the best deal at IKEA. For a mere $229 bucks, this piece is actually want I wanted. And such quality for the price!
Did you ever eat at the Mexican restaurant at Atlantic Station? My advice, just order the guacamole for 2 and margaritas. You will be full enough!
About my strawberry liqueur cake: first of all please forgive my bad English: I wrote liquor instead of liqueur, then I’ve found on Google these liqueurs sold in USA that might be very similar to mine: Hiram Walker Liqueur Crème de Strawberry – Dekuyper Liqueur Strawberry. Anyway a substitute could be any other fruit liqueur you might have at home, or you could add to sugar one lemon and one orange finely grated peel. I love this citrus combination in cakes. Another option is adding a couple or a bit more of tablespoons of cocoa powder. You will have a chocolate favoured and coloured cake!
Have a great weekend
Eli
-Kim
I Love Ikea. I've been thinking about going again but just having my husband drop me off (he kind of lags behind and is always sitting down)!
I always buy a bag of meatballs and some lingonberry sauce when we leave. I like making it at home because you can have has much lingoinberry as you want. They give you such a little drop of it in the cafeteria!
I forgot to ask you which Goodwill you went to for your Pottery Barn dishes - the Marietta one?
Manuela
Thanks for the tour!
And pssst, Nikki. Gimme a call about what you grow in your kitchen . . .
Where have I been?? oh yeah...rural Indiana. There lies the rub!
One thing I love about IKEA is that you can wine with your lunch. Another, they have daycare. Another, every time I go I come home totally motivated to organize my home and life.
Love it!
Katie