The IKEA affair

I love ikea! I con to explains why, but apparently I am not alone. For me it is not the food, or even the furniture itself really, it's more going through all of the rooms and getting inspiration for the interior designation of my room and any future apartments I might one day decorate. Also there is something about the little things: there are a few little things from ikea that I own that are not fancy in any way shape or form but I absolutely love them. My big problem with ikea is that much of the furniture in particular, is designed to be cheep. This means it is not expensive to buy now, but won't hold for a very long time. And some of the furniture is really nice, but this is out of my price range although I had to mention it because it really is not all crap and I don't want to make it sound that way. Recently I went to ikea with my roomie, and to be precise we needed two trips before we truly had everything we needed but I am getting off topic. We were successful and I bought new cushion covers of the sofa which look wonderful and I bought an entirely new pillow for my bed, a bookshelf for my room and a kitchen cupboard along with a few nick knacks.

The furniture mentioned is all basic stuff, nothing out of the ordinary or fancy. Almost a little plain. So particularly the white kitchen cupboard needed a little personal touch. 

This is all just acrylic paint on the cheapest fronts we were able to find sealed with a clear acrylic sealer. The results are definitely my style and fit into our eclectic kitchen. I love it! So thank you ikea for the basics that, combined with a little time and effort, allow me to own unique, interesting, and affordable furniture. 

Until next time, Eva Mathilde
P.S. the cupboard still needs to be mounted, I  just got too excited to wait since I had finished painting it. And the bookshelf gets to keep a sleek simplicity as it is the direction I plan to go as I am paining a few other furniture pieces in my bedroom. So stay tuned for some pictures there.