Today was not a trip, but a important day for the Big Country. Friday, Tony came home and we removed the couch from the door side slide, and took it to our storage facility.
Sunday, we headed to Frisco, a suburb of Dallas, to go to Ikea. Ikea is a Swedish company that sells quality home goods and furniture that usually require some assembly. Everything is well-designed, good quality, easy to assemble, and very affordable. The store is a huge two-story maze, but you manage to see everything very easily because of the path that leads you through every department.
I had already researched the tabletop, legs and storage I wanted to buy to complete my office, so we knew what we were looking for. We just had to see it in person. Of course, we looked at everything, just in case we saw solutions for other areas of the trailer.
We ate lunch there in Ikea, as well. They have a cafeteria-style restaurant. They sell Swedish specialties, including meatballs and fresh salmon. It was great!
After eating, we finished picking out our pieces. For larger pieces, Ikea sends you to a warehouse type area, where you pick up a flatbed and use codes that help you locate your exact boxed pieces. (Legs, tabletop, and drawer storage unit.) We also selected a shelf and brackets that mount to the desk, as well as an under-desk cord minder, a divider tray for the desk storage unit, and a battery powered motion detecting LED light for for the W/D cabinet. All this for $211!
After our purchases, we headed home, for this evening was the Super Bowl!
Over the next few days, I worked to put the pieces together and my office set up.
Here's the final result:
I am loving this arrangement! The windows are great, and I have plenty of space around to have everything within reach.
Even the cats have room to lounge behind the computer and not be in my way!
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