My husband loves me, truly deeply loves me . . . Either that or he's just finally figured out after 12 years of marriage that when I don't get my way there is hell to pay.
He's giving any and all tax refund money to my Ikea fund!
I only hope we actually see a refund this year. Last year we didn't because we still owe some money to the Federal government for a big screw up a while back. We are in the process of still paying them back but I'm not sure if they let us get our refund if we are in good repayment status or not . . . I guess I should look that up before I get my hopes up too high.
Well in the meantime I still have a wish list & here it is
Master Bedroom
2 Vila square pillow covers (in white)
Tanja Brodyr quilt cover set in purple
2 Kilan bedspreads (large) 1 in dark red 1 in purple
2 Malm 6 drawer dressers in black/brown (1 in each style) for our master bedroom
a Michael desk in black/brown
My Daughters' Rooms
a Malm queen bedframe in birch for my older daughter
Quilts for each girl
Hanna Parla Quilt cover in red/white (Queen) for older child
Den
2 Billy bookcases in black/brown (large)
1 Benno CD tower in black/brown
3 Michael computer carts (pink for older child, blue/green for younger)
2 Snille work chairs (same colors as the Michael carts)
Dear God I'm not even in the kitchen or bathrooms & I think I filled my van already!
My head hurts now.
Well, I did some more cyber-hunting on anymore dirt regarding the Charlotte store & so far nothing new. I did however come to the conclussion that the official groundbreaking should be very soon . . . between May-June. I looked up ohikea.com, a site that is following the progress of the West Chester Ikea opening in a few months & I'm making an educated guess based on their timetable (it's similar to the one planned for Charlotte seperated only by 1 year). The West Chester, OH groundbreaking was May of last year with a Spring 08' opening date. Based on what I've read in forums the land in Charlotte is already cleared of trees. (I REALLY WISH THERE WAS A PIC ONLINE! NONE OF THE SATELITE MAPS ARE CURRENT). So it should be only a matter of time that there will be an announcement about the traditional groundbreaking ceremony. I might have to make a jaunt there when that time comes . . . at the very least be able to find my way around the area in advance.
It's an illness . . . it really is . . . Britney Spears has nothing on me.
(but I do take care of my kids)
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Saturday, January 5, 2008
What "Ikea Santa" Got Me for Christmas
. . . or "What I Bought Myself With My Christmas Money This Year"
Ikea - College Park, MD
Lack large coffee table in black/brown
Lack side table in black/brown
2 Signe rugs in red/beige/navy (for the kitchen)
a pair of Kavaklad frying pans
3 4-packs of Dragby glasses (which incedentally look JUST like glasses that we bought right after we got married 12 years ago, the surviving glasses match perfectly)
a Babord shoe rack for the foyer (perfect match with my now discontinued Babord hat rack)
a pack of 100 Glimma tealights
an extra "blue bag"
the Full/Queen Gosa Stjarna quilt for the master bedroom
Ikea - Batimore, MD (my 1st trip to that store & MAN is it smaller than I'm used to in CP or Woodbridge)
Ceder Quilt cover in white
2 Gosa Vila (the euro size) pillows
1 Slumra flat sheet
2 Slumra fitted sheets (I'm using 1 to cover my boxspring because they were out of the Queen sized Oxel bedbase covers in white)
I'm kicking myself now because I didn't get covers for the euro pillows. I didn't realize how far into the dark ages my local stores are in terms of not carrying shams & cases for 26"x 26" pillows. I also put back the Bomull curtains I had in the cart (due to budget restrictions) Well, I'll be back north in March, if not sooner depending on my Aunt's health. Unfortunately the Winter Sale doesn't run through March so it looks like I'm paying full price (which is still better than "on sale" anywhere else).
How bad is it that as soon as I make an Ikea trip the next thing I do is make a list for the next one?
Ikea - College Park, MD
Lack large coffee table in black/brown
Lack side table in black/brown
2 Signe rugs in red/beige/navy (for the kitchen)
a pair of Kavaklad frying pans
3 4-packs of Dragby glasses (which incedentally look JUST like glasses that we bought right after we got married 12 years ago, the surviving glasses match perfectly)
a Babord shoe rack for the foyer (perfect match with my now discontinued Babord hat rack)
a pack of 100 Glimma tealights
an extra "blue bag"
the Full/Queen Gosa Stjarna quilt for the master bedroom
Ikea - Batimore, MD (my 1st trip to that store & MAN is it smaller than I'm used to in CP or Woodbridge)
Ceder Quilt cover in white
2 Gosa Vila (the euro size) pillows
1 Slumra flat sheet
2 Slumra fitted sheets (I'm using 1 to cover my boxspring because they were out of the Queen sized Oxel bedbase covers in white)
I'm kicking myself now because I didn't get covers for the euro pillows. I didn't realize how far into the dark ages my local stores are in terms of not carrying shams & cases for 26"x 26" pillows. I also put back the Bomull curtains I had in the cart (due to budget restrictions) Well, I'll be back north in March, if not sooner depending on my Aunt's health. Unfortunately the Winter Sale doesn't run through March so it looks like I'm paying full price (which is still better than "on sale" anywhere else).
How bad is it that as soon as I make an Ikea trip the next thing I do is make a list for the next one?
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Momma's Making a Roadtrip!
Christmas came early this year.
My DH just recieved his Christmas bonus check today, handed it to me & said "Merry Christmas, you can shop at IKEA with this money."
I've died & gone to heaven.
I'm headed north for Christmas & will be staying within an hour of not just 1 or 2 but 3 IKEA stores! Whatever I can't find at one I'll look for at another.
The timing can't be better, the Winter Sale starts around Christmas Eve. You can safely bet that my ass will be in either the Woodbridge, College Park or Baltimore stores on the 26th . . . just look for the blonde with sheer euphoria on her face.
Now I have to carefully ponder what to bring home. Chances are none of the big ticket items will be on the sale as they normally only reduce prices of items they plan on discontinuing in 2008 (although I DID score 4 sets of Britt curtains at College Park for 99 cents/pair 2 years ago). I doubt Lack coffee tables and Billy bookshelves are going anywhere. And yes, I'm getting them in the yummy black-brown that they are FINALY expanding into the Malm line as well.
I think I'm just going to focus on the living room/den this time. I'd love to start on my Malm set for the master bedroom but Daddy's bonus wasn't THAT much . . .
but tax season is just around the corner . . . hmmmmmmm?
My DH just recieved his Christmas bonus check today, handed it to me & said "Merry Christmas, you can shop at IKEA with this money."
I've died & gone to heaven.
I'm headed north for Christmas & will be staying within an hour of not just 1 or 2 but 3 IKEA stores! Whatever I can't find at one I'll look for at another.
The timing can't be better, the Winter Sale starts around Christmas Eve. You can safely bet that my ass will be in either the Woodbridge, College Park or Baltimore stores on the 26th . . . just look for the blonde with sheer euphoria on her face.
Now I have to carefully ponder what to bring home. Chances are none of the big ticket items will be on the sale as they normally only reduce prices of items they plan on discontinuing in 2008 (although I DID score 4 sets of Britt curtains at College Park for 99 cents/pair 2 years ago). I doubt Lack coffee tables and Billy bookshelves are going anywhere. And yes, I'm getting them in the yummy black-brown that they are FINALY expanding into the Malm line as well.
I think I'm just going to focus on the living room/den this time. I'd love to start on my Malm set for the master bedroom but Daddy's bonus wasn't THAT much . . .
but tax season is just around the corner . . . hmmmmmmm?
Monday, November 12, 2007
Crecent Resources Information
Crecent Resources Retail Development are the LOVELY people responsible for making the IKEA Charlotte site. Here is the information that I have found so far from their site:
This is an artist's rendering of the store when it opens. I would have liked this picture better if a red 1995 Honda Odyssey was parked right out front, it would have made the whole thing much more realistic to me.
This Picture Makes Me Smile
I don't honestly remember where this came from . . . this is the URL http://photobucket.com/albums/v714/byh/IMG_0691.jpg but I send a BIG shout out who made it.
And it Started with an Official Announcement January 17, 2007
Swedish Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailer IKEA to Open Store in Charlotte, NC
IKEA Charlotte, to Open Spring 2009, Will Be First Furniture and Home Furnishings Store in Carolinas, Fourth in Southeast
IKEA (http://www.ikea.com), the world's leading furniture and home furnishings retailer, today announced plans for a store in Charlotte, NC, increasing the Swedish retailer's planned presence in the Southeastern United States. Pending city approvals, construction of the future IKEA Charlotte that will sell exclusively designed furniture and home furnishing items, could begin as early as next summer, with an anticipated opening in Spring 2009. Until then, customers can shop for furniture at IKEA Atlanta (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeaNearYouView?storeId =12&langId=-1&catalogId=10103&StoreName=atlanta), at IKEA Woodbridge (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeaNearYouView?storeId =12&langId=-1&catalogId=10103&StoreName=woodbridge) (VA), (Due to the length, the two previous URLs may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) or online at www.IKEA.com (http://www.ikea.com). (IKEA stores will open Fall 2007 in the South Florida city of Sunrise, and in Orlando.)
Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.ikea.com/" alt="Link to website">100 Best Companies for Working Mothers The 345,000 square-foot IKEA Charlotte, with 1,600 parking spaces, will be built on 25 acres at the northeastern corner of I-85 and the City Boulevard exit, and will reflect the same unique architectural design for which its stores are known worldwide. In addition, IKEA will be selling approximately three acres that will be available for complementary retail and restaurant uses, and Crescent Resources, the seller of the property, will develop the surrounding 135 acres, after the store opens.
“We are thrilled to be locating an IKEA store at this site in Charlotte where we can complement our southeastern presence established in Atlanta, and the stores underway in Florida,” said Doug Greenholz, IKEA real estate manager. “We know IKEA Charlotte will be more convenient to existing customers looking for furniture while also introducing the unique IKEA family-friendly shopping experience to new shoppers throughout the Carolinas.”
Besides offering nearly 10,000 exclusively designed items including furniture, IKEA Charlotte will feature three model homes, 50 room settings, a supervised children's play area, and a 300-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs with lingonberries and salmon plates, as well as American dishes. Other family-friendly features will include a ‘Children's IKEA' area in the showroom, baby care rooms, preferred parking and play areas throughout the store.
In addition to jobs created during the construction phase, approximately 400 coworkers will join the IKEA family when the new store opens. IKEA Charlotte will provide significant annual sales and property tax revenue for local governments and schools. “We also look forward to being a partner in the local community,” continued Greenholz.
There currently are more than 250 IKEA stores in 34 countries, including 29 in the U.S., where other stores are being planned in: Brooklyn, NY; Draper, UT; Orlando, FL; Portland, OR; Somerville, MA; Sunrise, FL; and West Chester, OH. Since its 1943 founding in Sweden, IKEA has offered a wide range of home furnishings of good design and function, at low prices so the majority of the people can afford them. IKEA has been ranked in FORTUNE's annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” List (two years in a row), Working Mother magazine's annual list of “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” (four years in a row) and Training magazine's annual “Top 100” ranking of companies that excel at human capital development (four years in a row). IKEA incorporates environmentally and socially responsible efforts into day-to-day business, and continually supports initiatives that benefit causes such as children and the environment. To visit the IKEA Web site or for information about working at IKEA, please go to http://www.IKEA-usa.com. (http://www.IKEA-usa.com)
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IKEA Charlotte, to Open Spring 2009, Will Be First Furniture and Home Furnishings Store in Carolinas, Fourth in Southeast
IKEA (http://www.ikea.com), the world's leading furniture and home furnishings retailer, today announced plans for a store in Charlotte, NC, increasing the Swedish retailer's planned presence in the Southeastern United States. Pending city approvals, construction of the future IKEA Charlotte that will sell exclusively designed furniture and home furnishing items, could begin as early as next summer, with an anticipated opening in Spring 2009. Until then, customers can shop for furniture at IKEA Atlanta (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeaNearYouView?storeId =12&langId=-1&catalogId=10103&StoreName=atlanta), at IKEA Woodbridge (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeaNearYouView?storeId =12&langId=-1&catalogId=10103&StoreName=woodbridge) (VA), (Due to the length, the two previous URLs may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) or online at www.IKEA.com (http://www.ikea.com). (IKEA stores will open Fall 2007 in the South Florida city of Sunrise, and in Orlando.)
Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.ikea.com/" alt="Link to website">100 Best Companies for Working Mothers The 345,000 square-foot IKEA Charlotte, with 1,600 parking spaces, will be built on 25 acres at the northeastern corner of I-85 and the City Boulevard exit, and will reflect the same unique architectural design for which its stores are known worldwide. In addition, IKEA will be selling approximately three acres that will be available for complementary retail and restaurant uses, and Crescent Resources, the seller of the property, will develop the surrounding 135 acres, after the store opens.
“We are thrilled to be locating an IKEA store at this site in Charlotte where we can complement our southeastern presence established in Atlanta, and the stores underway in Florida,” said Doug Greenholz, IKEA real estate manager. “We know IKEA Charlotte will be more convenient to existing customers looking for furniture while also introducing the unique IKEA family-friendly shopping experience to new shoppers throughout the Carolinas.”
Besides offering nearly 10,000 exclusively designed items including furniture, IKEA Charlotte will feature three model homes, 50 room settings, a supervised children's play area, and a 300-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs with lingonberries and salmon plates, as well as American dishes. Other family-friendly features will include a ‘Children's IKEA' area in the showroom, baby care rooms, preferred parking and play areas throughout the store.
In addition to jobs created during the construction phase, approximately 400 coworkers will join the IKEA family when the new store opens. IKEA Charlotte will provide significant annual sales and property tax revenue for local governments and schools. “We also look forward to being a partner in the local community,” continued Greenholz.
There currently are more than 250 IKEA stores in 34 countries, including 29 in the U.S., where other stores are being planned in: Brooklyn, NY; Draper, UT; Orlando, FL; Portland, OR; Somerville, MA; Sunrise, FL; and West Chester, OH. Since its 1943 founding in Sweden, IKEA has offered a wide range of home furnishings of good design and function, at low prices so the majority of the people can afford them. IKEA has been ranked in FORTUNE's annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” List (two years in a row), Working Mother magazine's annual list of “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” (four years in a row) and Training magazine's annual “Top 100” ranking of companies that excel at human capital development (four years in a row). IKEA incorporates environmentally and socially responsible efforts into day-to-day business, and continually supports initiatives that benefit causes such as children and the environment. To visit the IKEA Web site or for information about working at IKEA, please go to http://www.IKEA-usa.com. (http://www.IKEA-usa.com)
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