tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492858531330531046.post6074786795151962334..comments2023-12-19T10:07:28.614+01:00Comments on Paula's Diary: IKEAPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492858531330531046.post-7875878621258134612010-04-29T04:17:08.809+02:002010-04-29T04:17:08.809+02:00You are very intrepid -- Mr Paula *should* be impr...You are very intrepid -- Mr Paula *should* be impressed!<br /><br />If you are anything like me the "temporary" home decor items will still be there in 5+ years, but yes...sometimes we need to know that we don't have to commit forever to something that is not 100% what we want. Or think we want, ha.<br /><br />I am laughing about the Truman Show reference. I think somebody in the Public Works department (or Parks Department?) got a good deal buying bulk tulips! But at least they picked a pretty combination of colors to plant!Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676924453001061927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492858531330531046.post-48085324629655579182010-04-25T21:37:32.904+02:002010-04-25T21:37:32.904+02:00Hello Vix! I am so happy you are enjoying this pos...Hello Vix! I am so happy you are enjoying this posting. <br /><br />Yes, those dark corners in every kitchen ... I forgot to mention I also bought little halogen bulbs for the dark corners in the kitchen - we have light-bars and one after the other got broken. I felt very brave, wearing white cotton gloves like Daisy Duck, dealing with a to me not so well-known technology. I stll have respect when it comes to exchanging halogen bulbs. No way Mr Paula will ever remove thos light-bars underneath the wall cupboards.<br /><br />Mr Paula was very very impressed how far I got yesterday (me actually BUYING the blind and curtains). <br /><br />Right now I feel like entering the level of playing at your home: If I don't like the curtains or shade I can get a new one in 1, 2 years. The important thing is to have the bulb fitting and the curtain rail. <br /><br />Vix, if you have problems getting the coffeemaker ("Anrik"), let me know!<br /><br />The next trip will lead to a DIY store, we will buy new door handles and light switches. Probably during the week, before work, since those stores open at 7.30 :-o<br /><br />btw, today I cycled through Vienna, visiting friends and I could not believe my eyes: every district has the exact same layout for the public flowerbeds: purple and off-white tulips. It felt somehow like a scene in the Trueman Show, unreal. Seeing those tulips in bloom on so many places around town. After 1 week people obviously started cutting blossoms for their vases at home. It is a bit sad but only a bit since they did not cut them at the first day. ;-)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492858531330531046.post-10926793696865750342010-04-25T17:55:45.505+02:002010-04-25T17:55:45.505+02:00"Why I think it is the better way to go on yo..."Why I think it is the better way to go on your own? Seeing all the stressed out faces of couples and families, they did not have as much fun as I had."<br /><br />Oh you've got that right! <br /><br />Although I'm thinking maybe the best way to go is vicariously, through your post(s). This will be part 1 of a series, right? Maybe your painter will make more demands and you will have to go back.<br /><br />I tease. <br /><br />Love the dressing table and WANT the Nilsson press pot -- completely gorgeous and solves the problems you mention (too little coffee that cools too quickly). And yes, I'm a fan of early Alessi. And later Alessi, but the price tags, eeeeek. I wonder if the IKEA US stores stock it....<br /><br />ps We put in very small IKEA halogen spots years ago (CITTA, may be discontinued by now). They do use energy but we only have the one set of 4 and they are so efficient -- and in 6 years we've never changed a bulb. I actually want more for other dark corners of the kitchen.Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676924453001061927noreply@blogger.com