Archive for June 19th, 2007

Jun 19

Ikea love

I’ve got my new desk, and chair, and the computer room has a futon (in white) now too. We had to completely re-arrange it to get the futon we wanted in there, but I like it. Totally not as cramped as I was worried about (pictures soon!).

Now, because it is a fairly small room for 2 desks and a full-size couch (oh yeah, and a bookcase), and I have all sorts of bits and pieces of crafty goodness I want to keep in there… I need shelves. Shelves on the wall. I want it to be an interesting and useful arrangement of shelves. I’m thinking a combination of things from Ikea, and I want to get my choice written down in a list. Now, my desk is white with glass, the couch is white, the boything’s desk is mostly white. I’m thinking of continuing the white/glass theme. Especially as it is a small room, with just one window, I think it needs to be light. Any of the choices below I’d get in white, if that wasn’t possible, I’d paint it.

STRIPA – a little ledge shelf. Great for framed photos to lean on. I like that look.

LJUSDAL -  a glass shelf. Very pretty, I would like it but…. I’m worried about breakage. I’ll have to figure out exactly what I’d be putting on it before I’d buy.

BJARNUM/JARPEN – white shelf, silver brackets. Clean, simple, I love the way the ends of the shelf are covered.

FORHOJA – shelf unit with glass drawers! So cool, I’m not sure what I’d put in, or if it would even work. The wood would need to be painted.

TJUSIG – length of 5 hooks. Could be neat, I’m trying to think about what else I could hang, apart from scissors… It’d certainly keep scissors handy! I could hang a small WIP bag I suppose…. I picture this (and STRIPA) as being the thing closest to the desk, height-wise. That way, stickey-out shelves will not be in the way. I think.

That list is the basis of what will be my wonderful wall organization plan. While still leaving room for boything’s posters. :) Whatever I end up doing will be some combination of those 5 parts.

Above the couch is also a good shelf space too… Maybe a STIPA for the  framed X-men poster?

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Jun 19

Local Fibrefest!

I’ve had this odd hankering to try spinning on a wheel. I really enjoyed the spindle class I took back in November, but purposely haven’t bought any roving, because I really don’t need another hobby. I think it was reading about Yarn School that got my interest going again.

I keep telling myself I don’t need another hobby, but I still really want to try it. And as luck would have it, I just found out that there is a fibre festival only an hour away from here this weekend! I think I may go, just to see what it is all about.

Now I’m just sad that I don’t know anyone else who is interested in fibre. sigh.

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