Ikea stroll and shopping - This time more frustration than pleasure

Looks really good. Personally, I wouldn't have thought so.

The reading lamp is a wall lamp, originally from the pre-pre-season of Nordlux, costing over €100... bought this spring for about €20 [emoji2] It has the advantage that you can turn the rod and tilt the head. The On/Off button is located on the head, just the way I wanted it [emoji2] For the wall cabinets, we spontaneously took this indirect lighting from Ikea. We connected it centrally to a middle socket, which is switched both at the door and above the bed. Nice that you like it [emoji847] My husband still finds it a bit bare at the moment, because we previously had stools as side tables and floor lamps as indirect lighting. When moving with "old" furniture, you like to take your time for new things. We have been living in the house since 2014 [emoji16]

... and the strip on the right in the picture is by the way the baseboard for the hallway, where the carpet still has not been glued down [emoji30]

I like Eket. The wall-mounted bedside table is a great idea - I'll keep that in mind. I get annoyed every time when vacuuming and mopping.

As I already wrote, we do have quite a few Ikea pieces of furniture and there will be even more. But that doesn't mean the house will be completely “Ikeanized” from top to bottom. Some old farmer cabinets and display cases – real old wood, partly with paintings – are and will remain the focal point. They have survived so many generations and are simply timeless to me. And they just fit into the half-timbered house. Such beautiful cabinets can't be found anymore today (or only with great difficulty and at high cost).

And yes, I admit it, I am strongly affected by my childhood and youth: In the 80s it was the massive wall units – “Anbauwände”, white kitchens with colorful panels and the plank-like floorboards furniture. In the 90s, then came black dust-collecting furniture in the youth room, bulky upholstered landscapes, fitted kitchens in rustic oak with matching corner benches and similarly supposedly rustic-looking sideboards for the living room along with tiled tables.

I am of the opinion (and hope) that most Ikea purchases are timeless. I bought my first Billy 20 years ago – and I still haven’t had enough of it. Just like various kitchen and bedroom cabinets – without frills, without a specific style. Some may see that as faceless. I see it as an opportunity to enjoy the basics for a long time and then work more with small decorative pieces (gladly also old stuff from the attic ) and textiles.

And here as a snapshot my new Besta, which serve as an extension of the kitchen furniture. Unfortunately, I continue to be tempted by new beautiful glasses and plates, but I am reluctant to part with the old stock, so the cabinets are no longer sufficient.

Looks nice,

Is the silicone under the baseboard tiles already tearing?