Ikea, BB&B, etc.

We've been in San Francisco now for about 3 weeks and we're pretty much settled in. But this is only after a lot of elbow grease. The previous tenants left the apartment a mess, so we did a lot of cleaning, painting and even floor replacement. Why not let the landlord take care of this? She's been out of town for most of the month, and we couldn't bear to live in squalor, so we took care if ourselves.

The last room that needs an overhaul is the bedroom. At first we thought about painting the walls, but I don't think SK or I have the energy for it. So, all we really need is to put the bed together (as opposed to leaving the mattress and box spring on the floor) and buying a dresser.

On my trip to Ikea this morning, I was *this* close to just picking out a dresser and bringing it home. But I just wasn't sure if the dresser would match the bed frame (oak) and then I wasn't sure if anything would fit in the car. So, I came home empty-handed. I think SK will be disappointed. We're both sick of picking our clothes out of suitcases/boxes.

I don't know if you've been to Ikea recently, or even Bed Bath & Beyond, but the display designers are evil people. There's absolutely no rhyme or reason in the flow or organization of their furniture/product displays and you end up looking at all sorts of things that you could imagine in your home.... I always end up with more at BB&B than I came for. And today at Ikea, I was able to focus on dressers, but found myself making a mental checklist of items that I thought we might (but probably don't really) need in our place.