IKEA

So there are several reasons why I love IKEA!!!

1. They finally came to UTAH!

2. They are nice but reasonably priced!

3. I can spend hours there and still only buy a spatula!

4. On the rare occasion I find a super deal that makes me smile for years to come!!!

I went up North for Conference weekend. On the way there, I decided that a little detour to IKEA, might break up the 5 hour car ride. So after making through the first level smoothly, with the boys in the cart I might add, (not quite sure how I pulled that one off) I found a toy in the kids section that I would then use as bribery for the bottom level. Worked great, we made it all the way through and as I am making my way to the check out, because all I have in my cart is salad tongs, and a apple cutter. (I told you it is worth going just to buy 2 things) Anyways I decide to take a detour to the scratch and dent / AS-IS section. I struggle passing this place, my husband on the other hand won't buy a package of toothpaste if the box is damaged. I can't stay away, I feel like I am just losing money by not looking. So I make the rounds and something catches my eye... what is is? That is right, I see the picture and I almost heard singing.

That is right, I found this cabinet. For those of you that know the struggles I have been going through to find this object that is this pictureI have painted in my brain since the beginning of building our house. I have been looking for a cabinet like this to put all of our AV equipment in and just have a nice piece of furniture. So I have been looking since the summer. I found one at the DI to re-finish, SOLD too late, I found one in Cedar, $600.00 too expensive. Seriously, I was starting to lose hope! So this is the glorious tag that is staring at me. I checked the sizing like 3 times, could this be real, I have actually found this item that is even better than what I pictured. The only problem, the box was not looking so good, so I immediately think well, I'll just set it up while Kirby is at work, and he'll never see the box. Good plan I thought, so I went for it. Look at that price people, yes you are reading it correctly $74.00 originally $300.00 I freaking ROCK!!!

So I get the not so excited to be there employee, who loads the 2 boxes onto the flat bed cart for me then says alright here you go, just take to any cash register. I looked at him with the are you serious look. So I take my kids out of the cart we ALREADY HAD!!! and put them on the flat bed and check out! So I am still pumped that I have scored such a sweet prize that I go cruising out to the van. Ya Then I remember I gotta load this by myself. So I think that adrenaline was still pumping, because I lifted those 2 heavy boxes into the van, all by myself! So I had been gone from my house for 5 hours and I had already filled the van with a piece of furniture, that is seriously a record, even for me!

When I got home, Kirby was more than thrilled to help me put it together. I think that the frustration levels escalated when he realized that there were no words in the instructions, just pictures. I mean literally no words. So as you can see from the collage the range of emotions that filled our home that night.

I plan on painting it black with a distressed finish in a few months, but I didn't want to upset my handy helper anymore. So I will have to do that project during hay season while he is fast asleep!

Here is the finished project, with my husbands enthusiastic thumbs down, don't worry he got a big fat kiss for all his efforts! He really did like it when it was all done, it was just the journey that was a challenge. But isn't that the thrill of the hunt. So until I find my next extreme bargain, this will have to tie me over until then!!

Nice socks huh, he still can't go barefoot on carpet! (BABY)

I think that it looks just like the picture, not bad for a farmer!!!

Oh ya, for those of you that haven't seen his new hair, I just hope that it grows back in the same places it was before the clippers happened.