I guess I have some 'splaining to do. I received a couple of emails about my last post with pictures of the nursing home. I am really sorry if I offended anyone. I realize they were harsh and hard to look at. Let me explain that this is a small place and these residents need full time care. Both of my parents died fairly young and while I have missed them badly over the years.....I did not have to watch them get to this level. I guess my point was that the end of life is no joke and not something I look forward to. In my opinion the only thing that makes a hard situation easier is humor. I am the kind of person who can't help snickering when it's inappropriate because of nervousness. I was not making fun of them. #igotfaults Ikea.....for some people it is totally overwhelming but if you go enough you can learn to focus! I had to go yesterday for some Ribba frames [the best] and took a few shots of things that puts the term "high/low" to work! Here is one of the first new things I saw! Without open shelves all of these cute things would go to waste! I plan on using them in an open pantry for a project. I think both of these shelving units are new and I have a plan for the first one. These 2 cute benches....kind of modern country. Cute yellow clock Black and white runner [placemats also] Some kitchen accessories I have used from Ikea....the dark gray pitchers and jars! The basket on the top left with jars from Ikea I love these dark gray plates..... And it was Ikea who first introduced us to the "Z" plant! #hardtokill Some bedding... I used to have this one in my own bedroom! And I used all this bedding from Ikea at my Madison project! And the curtains also came from Ikea. A few other ones I like..... Fabrics Remember when I used this one for my sister? This black and white coverlet.... That became a table skirt at my sisters. And this stripe duvet at my other sisters:) This Ikea pillow can be found everywhere! It's a fav and I used it in a Boulder project. Love these pendants and they now come in 3 sizes! Here I used them at my sisters. The Ikea black and white stripe throw is a keeper This one might be new and surprisingly it had a nice weight. Sometimes it is like just holding a few treads in your hand right? The rug in the middle would make a nice wall hanging..... And this rug..... source I love this new version! This one is iconic also! source Some other new additions! Some Ikea shelving that works nicely..... I recently used in a laundry room. Cute faux plants! These chairs below we used while staging some projects out in Boulder until one of the home buyers bought them! I was tired of them anyway....ha ha Ribba frames.... I didn't mean for this post to be so long.....but there is so much good stuff there! Hope you get a bunch done this weekend.....it's pretty much gonna be rain....rain....rain around Atlanta. How many times can you say Ikea in one post....how about 10. Shayout