Whilst planning our stall layout at home on Tuesday we couldn't avoid the obvious - the best way to display our lampshades is to hang them. A quick browse round the internet showed that Ikea had the cheapest top reviewed clothes rail on the market, so for the sake of Clementine & Bloom we set off to the store.
The plan was nip in to their market hall, grab the clothes rail we wanted and hot foot it back to the car. Well we just couldn't resist a wander along the aisles; we both agreed we didn't 'need' anything but were able to justify our actions as 'market research'.
Although Ikea goes against everything we hold dear as makers - products that are made to last, in small quantities to ensure you have something a little different in your home - we can't help but think that Ikea does fulfil a need; a bit like buying a take-away dinner instead of slaving over the cooker all night, it's a quick fix. Ikea is a guilty secret that makes us want to redecorate; in fact we want to downsize and revolutionise our lifestyles with compact living and quirky storage solutions.
Needless to say we came back with more than just the clothes rail. Below our some images we took whilst we were there, we particularly loved their True Blue section (and even bought these oh-so-useful storage boxes!). It's clear our 'market research' exercise turned out to be more personal than business.
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