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ikea bound

By 2/18/2009

the new ikea in charlotte opened today. my mom and i are going to go this weekend (she doesn’t know that yet). it’s going to be totally crazy, i know.

i’m making a list of staples i need. number 1 is sheep skins. they are absolutely essential in our house for saving our couch from rowdy. olivia is very helpful in that whenever she thinks it’s time to replace an old one, she’ll pee on it.

i’m also interested in their new fabrics, as well as a dog bowl stand, and possibly a light fixture to replace the terrible one in our study.

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14 comments

  1. mayaFebruary 18, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    hey! where did you find that dog bowl stand?? can you provide a link? please please pretty please?
    love you blog!

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  2. charlottestjulienFebruary 18, 2009 at 12:03 PM

    this is hillarious. i actually just wrote a blog "when did ikea open" i had no idea it opened today.

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  3. House of HummelFebruary 18, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    Our dogs use that dog bowl stand. We looked all over for a stand and ended up coming home with this one on a whim because of the price.

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  4. JulieFebruary 18, 2009 at 12:30 PM

    how fun! after living in two ikea cities in a row, i don't think i could survive without one (at the risk of sounding overdramatic). next on my list...white dinner plates!!

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  5. Vesna B.February 18, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    About dern time!! I thought I would have no choice but to do a Myrtle Beach-Pittsburgh Ikea run this summer (or some other such nonsense).

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  6. Chelsea JungetFebruary 18, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Ooh! I need to make a run at some point, too! I used to live within an hour of three IKEA's in CA so I have been going thru withdrawls.

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  7. Barefoot in the ParkFebruary 18, 2009 at 3:01 PM

    my mom and i are plotting our trek too ...

    i would not be one of those crazy folk waiting for 48 hours in line just to get a free $150 chair though!

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  8. Alexandra HedinFebruary 18, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    The dog bowl stand is crap. It fell over with my dog. - but he's a feisty chocolate lab. Maybe yours won't be as anxious to eat :)

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    i know!

    i live in boone and am super-excited to go sometime soon and see all the awesomely affordable stuff!

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  10. SarahFebruary 18, 2009 at 10:43 PM

    Hi! Betsy and I were crazy enough to go on opening day. We sat in a car line for about 30 minutes. The place was mobbed. One woman said to me while trying to get her cart by, "hey we came on opening day might as well saddle in and go with it!" Well said. You would never know the economy was struggling.
    It was fun, crowded or not!

    Sarah
    The Estate of Things

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    I was so thrilled to find an Ikea in Shanghai when I moved here! Never ever go on a weekend. With 18million people every Saturday is like opening day. And summers are a bad time to buy couches. People come in and take naps on them to enjoy the air conditioning. Other than that, just like home!

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  12. E MamaFebruary 19, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    I have never been so happy! We use to go to Atlanta to the IKEA. Now we have one in NC! Yeah!

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  13. luciteboxFebruary 20, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    This sounds crazy, but I have heard you can wash sheepskin on cold and air dry. I'm going to join you and go to Ikea and get a couple of these, too. I am worried my dog will want to eat them, though. He likes fluffy things.

    I found this:
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080408021719AAsmhFG

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    I hope you didn't get that dog bowl stand because it is sooo sooo ungood. It'll end up toppled more than you can count.

    Better to use some books and plastic until you can find one more suitable.

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