Turn a new Ikea storage shelf into a rustic farmhouse beauty!

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Need more storage? Here’s how to build a new Ikea storage shelf into a statement piece and right to the ceiling, while storing all your essentials! This post contains some Amazon and other affiliate links in which I earn a small percentage on qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.  It’s been quite the […]

How to assemble an Ikea Ektorp 3.5 sofa

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How to assemble an Ikea Ektorp 3.5 sofa View the entire Ektorp sofa series to-date HERE Back in January, I came home with a truck loaded with 2 Ikea Ektorp 3.5 sofas. (I purchased from Ikea Canada.) And that is no understatement. If you’re in the market for this larger Ektorp 3.5 sofa set, you’ll […]

White slipcovered IKEA ektorp 3.5 sofas living room tour

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White slipcovered IKEA ektorp 3.5 sofas living room tour View the entire Ektorp sofa series to-date HERE Q: Do IKEA Uppland slipcovers fit the now discontinued Ikea 3.5 Ektorp sofas? A: Update January 2019: Ikea has now discontinued the Ektorp 3.5 sofa series. I am currently trying to find out if the new Uppland sofa […]

What caught my vintage rustic eye at Ikea

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I’ve been spending a little time in ‘town’. We call town our nearest biggest city that isn’t anywhere near us. I guess Vancouver just has that power. But then again, so does Ikea. Who doesn’t get giddy at the thought of a trip there? I think it’s the promise of finding those perfect accessories to chime with […]

I built a chair! Ikea Stocksund style.

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I don’t photograph my living room often, because I am avoiding select furniture. Do you have any idea how hard it is to tell a decor story with all the wrong components in the background? Our sofa is about 20 years old. I can make it look ok with pillows and such, and I do […]