Kitchen Plans

I clocked about 8 hours at Ikea this week and Sam, even more.  We set out to design our kitchen while they were having a 20% off sale (ends today). It was a little stressful only because, although they answered all of our questions, the design is ultimately the customer's responsibility. So, we plugged everything into the computer checking, and then double checking, that cabinets will fit, drawers and doors will be able to function, and that the arrangement will ultimately look good. 
Friday night we left feeling drained, but pleased, with our purchases. We ended up buying all of our base cabinets and a few of our appliances. 


kitchen layout:

our color scheme:

dark cabinets

chrome handles/ accents

porcelain sink

gray countertops

white subway tile backsplash

Everything will be delivered in about 3 weeks.  Lets just hope that we are ready to start assembling and installing the cabinets at that point... there needs to be drywall, floors and painting first. 

Just in case you were curious about IKEA, the World's largest furniture retailer:
Ingvar Kamprad started selling matches from his bicycle as a boy in Sweden. He slowly expanded to include fish, christmas tree decorations, ballpoint pens and pencils. When his father gave him a cash reward for doing well in school, Ingvar used that money to improve his business and establish what would become IKEA... at age 17! Now he is the 11th wealthiest person in the World. Glad we could help, Ingvar. 


IKEA stands for:
Ingvar Björn (first name)
Kamprad (family name)
Elmtaryd (farm he grew up on)
Agunnaryd (his home parish in south Sweden)


My favorite Ikea product: vanilla frozen yogurt, $1.