Pretty Pegs

We all love IKEA, but sometimes it sucks knowing that half the world's population has the exact same piece of furniture in their home.  That's why it's so fab when someone comes up with such a clever way of customising your new purchase to make it truly one of a kind!

This from Design Milk: 

Swedish company Prettypegs has come out with a line of stylish and fun customizable legs that fit any of your IKEA furniture. Ranging in shape from funky to retro to more traditional, the possibilities are endless especially when you take it one step further by choosing the color. Think of all the pieces you can completely change the look of just by swapping out the legs. Brilliant.

All images via Design Milk

Today I'm loving....

....LACK wall shelves placed low on the wall.

Image via Emma's Designblogg

Striped Rug Cushions

I love this idea (via Martha Stewart) of sewing two IKEA Signe rugs together to make extra large cushions.  Could be good for additional seating on the new deck?  And at $4.99 a pop for the rugs, super cheapo!

L-O-N-G weekend

We are home again after a deliciously long Easter weekend away. We managed to wangle a day either side of the public holidays so that we could travel up to Nelson Bay and back (about a 6 hour drive) and still have plenty of time to relax, plus miss all the traffic. Des's mother has a holiday house high up on the hill, overlooking the Bay. She spends part of the year there while she visits her father (Des's grandfather) where he resides in an aged-care home. The remainder of her time is split between Norfolk Island and Melbourne. Obviously it's not surprising that I really enjoy visiting each of these places when she is around!

We had such a relaxing time. Unfortunately I picked up a stomach bug a couple of days in, but thankfully it didn't wipe me out completely, it just made sure I didn't indulge in too much Easter chocolate.....and unfortunately, it meant we had to cancel our lovely anniversary dinner at Zest.

On the way home on Tuesday, we did a quick fly-by of IKEA in Sydney. There wasn't much room in the car with all our luggage, but I snavelled a few goodies and eyed off many more for next time. Here is a quick peek at part of the haul: