What an unexpected view inside this mobile home - charming and adorable!
I'm looking for these very lights for my deck!
images via IKEA - Interior stylist: Martin Bourne & Photographer: Benjamin Edwards
instagram of their life on the road: @this_little_adventure
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One of my most favorite Design Star winners - Emily - got an organization makeover of her home office from IKEA. Pretty dramatic before/after photos. I love how personalized her office is now..not to mention super cute and so organized.
Emily states, "When i was little i used to 'clean' by shoving things under the sofa, in the oven, behind the toilet. Its a really adorable habit that i haven't really grown out of. I don't like too much visible clutter, but i don't really put things away properly - i just shove things inside of other things.
When we moved into our new house I was super excited to have an dedicated office where i can put all the annoying and ugly 'officey' things, but unfortunately it had very little storage and what it did have was unattractive....I spend 4-10 hours a day in my office - it needs to look and feel good and be functional."
BEFORE
AFTER
Emily seems happy with the results:
"I KNOW WHERE THINGS ARE NOW.
Checkbooks? no big deal, i got you. Receipts from 2012? 3rd shelf from the bottom in the bin called '2012 receipts', naturally...Everyday tools, magazines, spraypaint, ribbon and fabric. Check, check, check, check and check. I know where EVERYTHING is. And i get excited to put things away."
via emily's blog and IKEA share space
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Dear IKEA,
I am your store's biggest fan and am waiting for one to be built in Wisconsin. A neighboring town of mine called Johnson Creek, Wisconsin has its water tower painted in IKEA's signature blue and gold colors, not to mention the location would bring in IKEA customers from around the entire state! I would shop at your store much more often than my current twice a year trip to Schaumburg, Illinois - 120 miles away. Thank you!!!
Anyhoo... the photos above are from IKEA Share Space that has a blog and a page that shows IKEA products in real homes. You can submit photos of your home/workspaces to the site which is my favorite part.
While at IKEA this past weekend, some girls from church and I decided we'd found an office we'd all like to work in...
We enjoyed pretending to work at this lovely office! In the background you can see my shopping cart full of items. That red/white pattern is similar to some bedding IKEA used to offer. I cannot find it anywhere now. Missed my chance. After a trip to Chick-Fil-A (my first ever time there), it was fun to go home and put to use all those pretty things!
chicks at chick-fil-a!! perhaps I should have hopped into one of these photos!
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Fresh and pretty Christmas decor from IKEA Family Live.
or a refreshing-on-the-eyes white + green room...
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May I please have the grown-up version of Isabella's kitchen?!
(the rest of her family's home is pretty darn great too)
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Dinka and Zinka live in the U.K. in flats next door to each other. Each has her own decorating style yet maintains a clean, polished look in decor.
Have to say - the rooms with the red accents are my favorites!
more photos can be found at IKEA Family Live
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photo via Nuevo Estillo on Style Files / found via Trendey
I'm drawn to this kitchen for so many reasons: the pink chair, the cute tea pot, the red container on the counter, the photo leaning against the wall, the shelf with the cute objects, the pretty light fixtures.... need I go on?
Seeing this kitchen and then keeping the following photos in mind, I may take a meandering trip to IKEA in the morning. I usually go with a friend or family member, but I may go alone this time. I'll take my time driving the 90+ miles, stopping for coffee, arriving at the store in time to peruse the various departments - looking for fabrics, candlesticks, a mirror, a basic clock for my bathroom or maybe some white semi-opaque bins to corral items into the closet.
photo via Made by Girl/photographer lorenza filati
I have my eye on the fabric above this bed. Would like to find something similar at IKEA. Or there's always this fabric:
I normally go for pinks but there's something about these colors that's got me determined to find a place for it at home.
The strip of fabric here really adds to the room. I'd like to put up some fabric on a wall at home - with something that is temporary. Fabric glue, perhaps? (or is that permanent?!)
I may not go to IKEA. There are enough projects at home calling out for my attention - along with a sewing machine my sister in law Maya loaned to me that I have yet to take out of the box. I also saw some pretty yellow prints on a pale fabric on lotta jansdotter's journal that I really want to recreate.
photo via lotta jansdotter
What will you do this weekend?
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Good morning from this not-so-savvy blog designer. (ha! not a designer either!) I was given this gift of a badge from IKEA Family LIVE because I adore their site and return often to snag inspirational photos to share here! (It took me forever and a day to figure out how to put the image into the sidebar. Since I was poking around there anyway - I changed the blogroll to green just for fun.)
I will accept the badge because it seems there are only four of us worldwide who have been given the badge.
Well now, let's jump down off a high horse (sheesh..feel free to knock me down from there anytime!) and look at some photos of a home a couple moved into recently - as in - they're barely settled in but the place looks really good.
I love peeking into other people's homes....and a facebook page lets me do that. (and now you know my secret photo source. since I'm divulging secrets, I should tell you that I don't just crave sweet foods or salty foods. I like a mix of sweet and salty - like a french fry dipped into a chocolate shake..then eaten. Perfection.)
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Please join me in this indulgence in decor that is French and IKEA in a few photos from Muriel and Ed's Parisian home. The original flat was dark so they knocked down some walls and personalized the home.
1. For Muriel and Ed, comfort and aesthetics are key. ‘We have lots of art. It makes our home unique.’
2. ‘Stripping back and keeping things simple has helped us make the most of natural light.’
3. ‘A good weekend starts with a long lie-in.’
4. ‘At the centre of our kitchen is a table where we can eat together as a family.’
5. ‘We chose a classic neutral-toned sofa and added extra colour with cushions.’
6. ‘Life at home should be easy - so we use furniture we can move around to suit our needs.’
7. ‘Ed arranges lamps to fit what we want to do – read, relax, chat…’
8. ‘We love to read and we can do that comfortably all over the apartment.’
9. ‘The apartment’s original features give the place character.’
10. ‘I like the texture of things, the stories they tell…’
11. ‘We love having plants and flowers around the place.’
12. ‘A big sofa gives the living room a focal point and provides space to add interest with colourful cushions or throws.’
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