An IKEA hack stacked plywood desk for Ari’s very, very slow room makeover! Putting your own top on Ikea’s Alex drawer units to make a desk is not a revolutionary idea, as a quick glance at Pinterest will tell you. But it is, nevertheless, what we did, and we put a bit of our own twist on it by using … Continue reading
I was sure that this year’s Superkea Sunday was going to be much more crowded than last year’s, when the Falcons were playing. I was wrong! Ikea was satisfyingly dead, and we enjoyed the least congested Superkea Sunday in recent memory. If you’re new to the blog and have no idea what I’m talking about, we have a family tradition … Continue reading
I have a confession to make: when we got home from Ikea on Sunday, we put Abe to bed and then watched most of the last half of the Super Bowl. And boy was that ever a bummer. Lesson learned: don’t watch football; stay at Ikea longer. This was our fifth annual Superkea Sunday, and it was the least crowded … Continue reading
Abe’s crib is the Sundvik crib from Ikea. As I’ve mentioned before, this selection was motivated primarily by price. The crib is $119, and I like the way it looks just fine. It has clean simple lines that fit in well with the nursery. It’s not flashy or exciting, but it does its job without drawing attention to itself. I … Continue reading