TRUE BLUE

Can you believe that in the last 6 weeks I've been to Ikea three times??? And although always a draw card, it wasn't the swedish meatballs that had me back again over the weekend. On Friday Ikea launched their new limited edition Simply Blue collection (or True Blue for the rest of the world) - an exclusive mix of Swedish design with Indian craft and colour.

Inspired by the very fabric of Indian culture the collection includes glassware, rugs, cushions and paper decorations. I easily could have loaded each and every piece into my trolley but I restrained myself to just the Bladspinnare and Barrspinarre cushions as well as the gold tasselled Broaryd pendant lamp shade. But there's always next weekend to go back for more...

Here's some of the range as well as some amazing inspirational images from the Ikea pinterest board.

pretty pegs

Half the reason I love Ikea furniture is because it's so versatile, a blank canvas which can be incorporated into pretty much any style or theme, not to mention the price tag. And now you can spice your Ikea furniture up even more, thanks to another clever little Swedish company; Pretty Pegs.

They say you can tell a lot about a person by the type of shoes they wear and now your furniture gets it's own personality too with these colourful and stylish alternatives to the standard legs available on Ikea beds and sofas. Super cute!

Would it be weird if I ordered these pegs first before my upcoming Ikea shopping spree?