No, I'm not playing promiscuous party games. My 15 minutes in heaven was here:
Ikea Atlanta!!! Oh, Ikea, how do I love you? Let me count the ways... cool kid's furniture. Amazing lamps and lighting. Elaborate Swedish names for everything. Cheap, funky, modern and minimal furniture. And meatballs.
Why just 15 minutes? After walking what felt like 90 miles in the Georgia Aquarium (more in another post), I learned that there was an Ikea in ATL, mere minutes from our hotel. I begged and pleaded- my dad was in charge of the rental van and he hates Ikea. Finally, my whimpering won out, but we were allotted enough time to eat- everyone had meatballs except Train Boy- and then, 15 minutes to roam the store. Anyone who has ever been to an Ikea knows- 15 minutes is a cruel joke. Still, 15 minutes is better than nothing, which is what I have had in the last 3.5 years... We bought some picture frames, a lamp for the bedroom, and a dragon toy holder for Train Boy's wall- all things that should fit in our suitcases (I have learned to always leave room in my suitcases as I tend to accumulate a lot on vacations...)
Oh, Ikea, please please come to Denver. Please?
Meanwhile, I'm still in SC with the family, having a grand old time. Anyone know of any quilt shops or yarn stores in the Hilton Head or Savannah general vicinities?
Love Ikea! Been to the one south of Seattle several times. All of our kids have furnished their houses from there. Lucky us - they are buiding one right across the river from us in Portland Oregon - due to open in April of next year.
Posted by: patti | October 17, 2006 at 02:22 PM
How funny. Ikea is everywhere. I use to shop boxes at Ikea in Oslo. I just told my boyfriend (who lives in oslo) that I had to visit Ikea and get some more boxes for my sewingroom. Funny names at things....LOL Swedish is almost the same as norwegian.
Posted by: May Britt | October 17, 2006 at 03:11 PM
I'm feeling the IKEA love over here too! They are supposed to get one in Dublin next year, but in Irish time that could be 2010... They have a service where we can order from Edinburgh in Scotland and have it shipped...still cheaper than buying here, and such nice stuff!!
Posted by: Cathi | October 17, 2006 at 04:33 PM
I love IKEA too. We have quite a few in Australia, but I'm yet to find one here, will have to go hunting.
Posted by: Ruth | October 18, 2006 at 08:47 AM
Ikea opened here in Adelaide this year, and it is THE best shop!!...so good that I really don't need to shop anywhere else! 15 minutes would be torture, but hey, at least you got the meatballs :-)
My best buy was the pack of 3 scissors for $3 - awesome!
Posted by: Linda | October 18, 2006 at 07:08 PM
DH is in charge of getting a new IKEA kitchen for me in Austria. Should be all done by the time I get over there - yippee!!
Cheers!
Evelyn/Starfishy
Posted by: Evelyn | November 04, 2006 at 01:00 PM
I luv IKEA! It's a day trip for me...even though it is only a half hour away. Even my beloved stash is kept on IKEA shelving. http://fruitjarnicky.blogspot.com/2006/11/happy-be-lated-halloween.html
Posted by: Fruit Jar Nicky | November 08, 2006 at 02:17 PM