Shopping day favourites

A recent sourcing day spent with one of my favourite clients was so much fun. It’s always nice to walk the marketplace floor of IKEA to get some inspiration and to see how they put things together.

Several weeks prior, I finally found some drapes from IKEA for our open concept living space that I loved. I’ve been looking for three years for the right ones.

I tried to order them online and have them delivered to a pickup location about an hour away, only to find out that option is not available any more. When I knew the shopping date, I tried to order them for pick up at the store on that day. I was so frustrated that they were no longer available. It was like they had vanished into thin air.

I was totally excited when we visited the textiles area on shopping day. A woman was holding one of “my” curtains in her hands, looking them over carefully. I asked her where she’d found that panel. They were right around the corner on the well stocked shelf. I was able to get the 10 panels I needed. Woo Hoo! I’ll share that with you soon.

We stopped for a very short visit at Structube and Urban Barn on our way home. I’m sharing some of my favs in the video below. Hope you get inspired or have a few moments to day dream if nothing else.