Friday, June 13

Dear Ikea

I am not sure how I survived before you built a store in my town. I purchased a fabulous patio table and put it together last night. It can seat 4 or 10 because the sides fold up. Why does no other furniture place think about the fact that you want furniture to not be huge unless you want it to hold a lot of people? I have spent the last couple of years looking at furniture for my house and haven't bought much because it isn't efficient or I am not keen on mirrored shelves and lighting. Yes I'm complaining about the state of china hutches. These are my requirements: glass shelves on the top so I can put my wine glasses and pretty dishes in the top, drawers for those silverware I only use when serving a big meal, the wine opener and upright cabinets to hold the liquor and some additional dishes not so pretty, but need to be stored somewhere. Maybe a deep drawer to hold tablecloths. That would be nice. I'd also like it to match the super fabulous dining room table that without the leaves can be 12 inches wide and seat 2 people or with all the leaves in can hold 10. And no swirly wood fanciness either. Mission or modern is all I like. If I have to shell out loads of money it has to be what I want. Also I would like 2 end tables that will hide/hold lots of stuff and match my t.v. armoire. And two lamps that are black and in the shape of a rectangle (sitting on its short side) with a round lampshade. And finally, bedside tables that fit in my bedroom and have drawers and a space to fit the 3 books and 2 magazines I seem to be reading at the same time. So I'm a bit picky about what I put in my house. And also cheap about spending a huge wad of cash. So Ikea is pretty good for most things - I'm just hoping they will get some of the items I'm searching for. Or I'll find them on craigslist. Or an antique store somewhere.

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