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SchneiderMan already posted it previously...here's the link: http://rotane.deviantart.com/art/Jedi-vs-Sith-WP-pack-single-20636660
Awesome, this thread is great. I just got a new apartment and am planning an Ikea trip this week.
Dont know If the TV stand is from Ikea, but the boxes are.
The dresser I got from there in 2003 and it is still holding up well, after moving it 5 times to new places.
The desk and boxes are from Ikea again, don't know that name of the desk tho.
The side drawer is from the Oakland ikea when it first opened.
Don't know the name of this either, but more boxes, and a key holder.
Heres mine, finally got them put together after a massive shopping trip for my new apartment
Im too lazy too look up the names...
-Desk
-Chair
-Round Lights (cant really see em, but they are the orbs of white above the desk)
-Venetian Blinds
-Kitchen Cart
-Kitchen organizer thingy
And yes, that is Darth Vaders (lego) tie fighter chasing the Millenium falcon above my desk
Im too lazy too look up the names...
-Desk
-Chair
-Round Lights (cant really see em, but they are the orbs of white above the desk)
-Venetian Blinds
-Kitchen Cart
-Kitchen organizer thingy
And yes, that is Darth Vaders (lego) tie fighter chasing the Millenium falcon above my desk
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I have the queen MALM bed. Not a big fan of it but it works for now since it's for my 1st apartment. I hate how short it is. I will probably get rid of it in August when I get another place.
The desk, which I got for cheap from the outlet store. I only paid 70!!!
And the (so called)
I did the same thing with the cables on my desk!
Same.
As for my IKEA stuff.. not really feeling like taking pictures, but there's not too much:
Mikael Black-Brown desk
Lack Black-Brown shelf
Malm Black-Brown king bed
Malm Black-Brown 4 Drawer dresser
LOTS Mirrors (I have them in a -_-_ type pattern)
Grono lamp for behind my monitor
Kvart wall lamp
I think that's it. I don't really go to IKEA that much since it's about an hour away. And I don't generally buy anything non-office related from there.. except the two Malm pieces.
Most of my furniture is Ikea. I resized these so that they aren't huge since clicking this many timg's would be a pain.
Here is the tv stand in the living room. I really like the frosted glass sliding doors since the remotes work through it for the DVD player, etc.
Coffee table and rug. Got the coffee table in "As is" for $40, and the rug on clearance for $20.
Dining room table is a Galant desk that unfortunately doesn't match (I didn't buy it but I bought everything else in the black/brown). My mom was in an accident that left her paralyzed, so I live with her to take care of her. We went with a desk for a table because of the adjustable legs. She needs a higher table in order for her wheelchair to fit under it.
This is her messy Galant desk, haha. She doesn't let me touch any of the mess, but it's really a necessary evil because she has to have all of her paperwork easily accessible since she can barely move her arms and only one hand a little, so excuse the mess.
Moving on to my bedroom. I had all light-colored hardwood furniture that was pretty nice, but very juvenile. The real killer, though, was that the dimensions of the furniture (long dresser, etc) made very inefficient use of the small space that is my room. I couldn't even have a desk, just bed, dresser, and one nightstand. The tv I had then had to be in the closet, hah.
So, a couple months ago I sold the hardwood furniture and used the money as my strict budget to replace it with Ikea furniture carefully chosen for its dimensions! Here is my tv setup that is also my dresser. I got the MALM dresser on CL for $40, and bought the BILLY bookcase new with an extra shelf. Side note: my cat broke the second candleholder from crate & barrel on the dresser a few days ago
Now for my desk. VIKA AMON desk with VIKA CURRY legs $40 total, new. Then I put CAPITA legs on a shelf that I wasn't using that goes with the BENNO tv unit that's now in my closet. The red drawer unit is ikea, too, but I can't remember what it's called. Obviously the lights on my desk, too.
LACK shelf above my desk:
MALM Nightstands, one tall, one short. I needed the extra drawer space, and I saved a lot of money on the bed, so I went with the tall nightstand on one side. I really wanted the hopen bed, but it was too expensive and too low. The bed is actually the DALSELV solid pine frame that I stained to match. It turned out really well. Plus, I found it on CL for $40 including slats. It would've been $110 new. I also have the same rug under the foot of my bed that's in the living room.
I got the gray curtains from Ikea. Brown ones are blackout from Linens n things.
I still want to paint my room, and I need to decide where I want what on the walls, hide wires, etc. I'm so glad I have furniture that makes this space work now, though!
Here is my old furniture as a comparison:
We have a lot of the same things... all the way down to the little Chinese statue on the shelf. I have two of them in my bedroom. Very nice setup by the way!
