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IKEA Trip

Last week my guy and I made a trip into the city to look at standing desks for me, and stopped by IKEA on the way.

Like most retailers they've got their decor in full Christmas horror roar. Instant depression! Truthfully, I find I don't mind that as much at IKEA, as their holiday things aren't as cheesy as most.

The standing desks were either not the right size for my home office, or more than I wanted to pay, but I did go shopping in the kids department, and came home with three more storage containers for the sewing room.

This 10-1/4" X 14-1/2" X 6-3/4" BARNDRÖM container ($7.99) has a cute kid's house drawing on both ends, and like all their cloth containers is quite sturdy. It's perfect for a small crochet project.

For larger projects, I love this 10-1/4" X 14-1/2" X 10-1/4" BARNDRÖM version ($9.99). It has a tree drawing on one end and cats hanging from a sash on the other, and holds a lot more than the smaller one.

Finally I got this 20-3/4" X14-1/2" X 10-1/4" SKÅJARE container (also surprisingly just $9.99) which holds even more than the bigger BARNDRÖM. It's covered with adorable cats, too.

I never mind a trip to IKEA, as it's good exercise walking through the gorgeous showrooms, and I always come home with something neat.

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