IKEA .... WITH A SIDE OF TARGET

     Like EVERY good natured, red-blooded American, I love Target. I pledge allegiance to the bullseye. But then ... then ... there is Ikea ( cue the dramatic music ). I know, I know. It might appear that I'm not so American ( or red-blooded ? ) after all. But hear me out ! Better yet, feast your eyes on the wonderful spoils ...

     I was in heaven at IKEA with storage and accents and boxes, OH MY ! I picked up a desperately needed recycling bin for 12 bucks. For frugality's sake, the hubby and I had been putting all our recyclables in a 1 time use recycling bin from Party City that we'd had since Avery's second birthday in April. Cue the shame face :-/ We were more than over due for a real recycling bin. I also picked up a few different styles of boxes for miscellaneous items in our closets and important paperwork - which we also keep in our closet - a plastic bag bin ( turns out I'm not the only plastic bag lady ) and some small, plastic, two-tiered drawers that I discussed in further detail in one of my previous posts titled un-ORGANIZED .  From Target, I picked up that gold tray, throw pillow, blanket ( seriously the softest thing ever and only $20 ) and the cutest wooden tray. I loved the leather handles that can be seen below where I placed it in our kitchen to house some of my recipe books. Sooooo, this is all that I came home with .... from my first trip.

     The second trip happened when I ventured back to Ikea the very next day in order to make 1 return and exchange. Well I think we all know what happened next.

     Yep. Another throw pillow, a better gold tray that I got after exchanging the first, larger two-tiered bins, red ornaments to go inside the gold tray and last but not least - a mirror that was only $10 and therefore could not be left behind.  This picture below happened too and after that I was SPENT. Hence the fully drained look on my face. Please believe that I am usually way more enthusiastic than that. 

     There you have it folks, my long weekend spent at IKEA with a little Target to boot.  Til next time, decor lovers !

 

xoxo,

 

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