I Love Ikea!

[PolkaTots]

Went there this weekend and spent about $500 on new stuff for our playarea...the slide was $149, and the kitchen was $99, but everything else (including the super cute coat rack) was $14.99 or less! Can't wait to go back and get the organizers & table/chair sets. I have decided to purchase their sniglar cribs as well for the infant area.

[mrsp'slilpeeps]

Nice, Im gonna have to go there. I need one of those super cute coat racks too!

But I wonder if they sell those in Canada?

[Heidi]

I'm going to IKEA Schaumburg IL on November 25th. So excited!

[PolkaTots]

I'm going to IKEA Schaumburg IL on November 25th. So excited!

That's the one I was at yesterday! I had a blast! Love that place!lovethislovethislovethis

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

We have that rug and love it. happyface

Looks great! Love the slide.

[Brooksie]

CUTE!!!! I have that same easel, rug, train set and kitchen! I love all of it. I want the slide too but I don't think I have the space just yet. Great choices

[nanglgrl]

Love it! Now I need to find room for a slide!

[EAP]

Love it! That slide is so cool!

[williams2008]

Nice!!! I wanted to got there this weekend while I was in Dallas, but didn't make it(((((

[Crazy8]

is the rug from there too? Can you give me the dimensions?? Our only ikea is pretty far from me - I have only been there twice and it was when I was decorating my DD's "tween" room so I didn't look at little kid stuff!

[LK5kids]

How much was the easel? The Ikea closest to me is minneapolis.......3 hrs away. That's doable.

[Southern Mama]

How much was the easel? The Ikea closest to me is minneapolis.......3 hrs away. That's doable.

The easel is 14.99!! I bought one this weekend too! We drove 4 hours to get to our closest one in Atlanta this weekend. We spent $250 But, we got so much!! We bought the easel, chalk, a roll of art paper, 2 sets of their art smocks, bibs, 2 packs of kids hangers, 2 sets of colorful hooks to go on the wall, a rocker, an amazing area rug for our living room that's huuuuge, their new line of plastic dishes(the perfect sizes for kiddo portions), a small wooden wagon to put blocks in, a wooden hammer and nail play kit, the small table and chairs, curtains for the playroom, boxes for filing, 2 power strips, and an 8 cubby cube shelf from their "Expedit" line to use with baskets for cubbies instead of traditional daycare cubbies. Sooo much stuff! I was super proud of myself. You can make a shopping list online and I stuck to mine almost perfectly. It's so easy to come out of there spending $500 like OP. I REALLY wanted the slide, but we just don't have the space right now. I would say the 3 hour trip is well worth all of the things you can get for so cheap there and I've never had an issue with quality.

[MyKzooFamily]

Our Ikea is 3 hours away, so I was bummed to not be able to get anything because of the drive UNTIL I saw I could order the tables and chairs online!! I ordered the round and rectangular plastic tables, and matching stools and chairs. SO excited they will be here in a few days! I'll have to post pictures when I get them in! LOVE that Ikea is starting to ship more stuff!! happyface

[Lyss]

Our Ikea is 3 hours away, so I was bummed to not be able to get anything because of the drive UNTIL I saw I could order the tables and chairs online!! I ordered the round and rectangular plastic tables, and matching stools and chairs. SO excited they will be here in a few days! I'll have to post pictures when I get them in! LOVE that Ikea is starting to ship more stuff!! happyface

I wish they would start shipping some of the smaller stuff, and their shipping prices were a bit more reasonable!

That said I lovethis IKEA! Ours is only about an hour and 20mins but I don't get up there that often. It's in a part of town we don't frequent but I try to talk my DH into it every time we're in PDX!

[LK5kids]

It seems like everything I wanted when I looked online was only available at the store. DO all stores stock the same items? I don't remember seeing that easel online but maybe I didn't notice it as I have a wooden easel.

I love their little rugs. I want the round one with the earth/farms. I'd like to get curtains for my center from Ikea also. I'd love the slide but I don't think it's in my budget right now and I'm not sure if I have room for it. Thanks for the pictures. Can't wait to get up to Minneapolis!