Let's back track a little bit.
When we moved into our apartment we acquired a buffet style piece of furniture from a family member. The family member was going to take the piece of furniture to the dump if we didn't want it, so we took it. I thought it would be great for storing things and we could fix it up.
Below is a picture of the acquired buffet. It looks worse because of the random items that were constantly on display. Lantern? Candles? Pots and Pans?!?
Eventually, we both confessed that we didn't like the inherited piece of furniture. It didn't look right, it wasn't "us," and we knew we could do better. I am so, so happy with the results!
Here is the entry way table that we chose and below is the dramatic transformation...
We are planning to get a lamp to put on the table that will be connected to the light switch by the door. It will be so pleasant to someday be able to turn on the light before stumbling all the way into the kitchen. I'd like to get a lamp with some height in possibly a blue or wicker color.
There is a lot of white wall currently exposed above the entry table. I'm debating putting together some sort of photo wall collage. I'm recently loving photo wall collages on Pinterest. (Like this, and this, and this.)
We also upgraded Hubs storage space. He's been running out of room on his bookshelf. Here's a shot of his old bookshelf mess...
And the upgrade...
What do you think of our IKEA improvements?
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