09.21.08
How to move in Italy, Part 3
A couple of years ago, Ancona was changed forever. In the days leading up to the big event, enormous chairs, couches, and side tables were in every piazza. Ikea had moved to town.
I hadn’t ever been to an Ikea before. My teammates enjoyed driving or taking a train to Bologna to go to the Ikea there, but I never really understood what all the fuss was about. They praised the low prices, the attractive designs, and the overall Ikea experience. I really couldn’t imagine myself getting excited about a furniture store.
And then I found myself having to furnish a house. Without a lot of money. Suddenly Ikea became my best friend. We downloaded their software from the website and designed our own kitchen down to the handles and hinges we wanted.
Before Ikea, furnishing a house meant spending a fortune to get something that will last, or get something more affordable that falls apart. I still feel like a rat in a maze when I’m in there, but at least they have delicious meatballs at the restaurant (which would be the cheese at the end of the maze).
Pictures of the finished project to come…
Shey said,
09.21.08 at 11:20 pm
I TOTALLY know what you mean about being a rat in a maze!! I had the same eerie experience at the new Ikea in Cinicinnati. Stange. But man, no matter how lost I was, I could not stop drooling at both the prices (first and foremost) and the design!!! Can’t wait to see finished pics!
Randy said,
09.23.08 at 6:29 pm
So, you love Ikea now? Would you take me there, when I come to see you again? Oh yea muuuu.
Emily H. said,
09.24.08 at 3:07 pm
I am first off so jealous that you get to have a full Ikea kitchen. I want one so badly. I love Ikea! Since the one in Cincy opened in March, I’ve been 3 times!