Thursday, July 21, 2011

Portland Trip: Part 3

Ikea......what a store!
Mary and I didn't have time to see everything but we fell in love with so many rooms and ideas!!
I absolutely love contrasting light and dark furniture :) It makes my heart happy.......matchy-matchy is to predictable and tends to leave my eyes a little bored!

p.s. That's not to say there aren't some beautiful rooms with matching furniture ~

So here goes ~ This is what caught our attention :)

This room could just move into my house anytime and I'd be ever so happy!

The contrast is beautiful ~ Love the couch and mirror! Oh, who am I kidding? I love it all :)

"My" Kitchen :)

The beadboard is great ~ Love the upper cabinet especially

This little corner is sweet :) Love the hanging baskets and buckets!

There's that contrast in furniture again ~

These cornered bookcases with lights are great! The shelf with baskets over the door is attractive and a good use of space.

The wall was a very nice yellow not pukey green like it looks. Look at all the contasts in this room!

Awesome use of space! You don't have to have a lot of square footage to create roomy and organized space!


Mary's Kitchen ~ Very Pretty :) Great space to work in!


We both fell in love with this room! Very attractive and functional.

This stole my heart.......It even comes with a ladder! Now, that's awesome!

What little kid wouldn't love these chairs?

My brother, David, stopped by the hospital before my aunts surgery and had a cup of coffee with us :)

Isn't this pretty? It was in the hospital.

This unique lamp caught my eye as we walked by the Learning Center for cancer patients. She's made of jewelry. Very striking.

Well, I will be back soon with more photos of the town we grew up in and our childhood home.

Have a beautiful day!
~JanMarie

1 comment:

  1. What a fun idea to take pictures at Ikea! I need to do that so I can remember the great ideas! Thanks for sharing! What fun!

    ReplyDelete