When I went over to Placerville, Lori and I finally made a trip to Ikea in West Sacramento! She and Tina had been there before; I never had.
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Did I love it? Come on.....you KNOW I did!
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Lots of color everywhere - my favorite thing. Naturally, I took pictures:
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Bright rugs:
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Beautiful fabrics:
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A stop for a yummy and inexpensive lunch:
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And more fabrics:
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Because taking pictures of them seemed to be what I most enjoyed!
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I wish I could have brought home something from the huge warehouse floor:
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Oh, like maybe some bookcases like these, for instance:
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Or these:
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But they wouldn't fit in the car, so instead I got this great expandable pot lid rack- perfect for holding my platters in the cupboard (that lovely one you see was a thrift store find the day before), some bed risers, and the least expensive magazine holder files I have EVER found anyplace. Magazine hoarders can never have too many of these, you understand:
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And Lori took home some of their delicious Lingonberry Preserves, which we thoroughly enjoyed on our toast the next morning!
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But my favorite thing in the whole place?? Well, hands down, the winner was this fabric!
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It's HEIDI fabric!
I don't care what they call it, I'm calling it Heidi Fabric. Goats, an alpine snow-capped mountain, little red and green mountain cabins, trees, flowers, pine cones!
Heidi - for SURE.