They say that nesting happens in the last trimester.  That’s, I think, unless you have OCD.  Then nesting happens ALL THE TIME.

For instance, I walked into my house a week ago and thought, “I hate the way this looks.”  That, and since we visited the studio, I’ve been WAY into HGTV and think that I can remodel anything.  So I’ve been creating a new living space in my home.

(But we’re poor, so it’s really just about moving shit around.)

Last night, my wonderful husband completely rearranged our living area while I cleaned.  And while it opened up the room like I wanted it to, neither one of us are really happy.

ENTER IKEA!

I’ve been an Ikea fan before I could afford the rugs there. (That’s a long time ago, in case you were wondering.) My first Ikea purchase was a flokati sheepskin rug which set me back a whopping $25.  It turned out to be Mabel’s favorite bed EVER.  Since then, I’ve lusted after the furniture and TOTALLY stole a catalog from the men in California so I have something to catch my drool.

I think our current plan is to leave the layout as-is (because it’s too much damn stuff to move again) and build out an office area and a separate seating area.  Since they have a dining table that I LURVE, we found another home for my old dining table and have opened up that end of the room entirely. 

For the office area, I’m in love with:

Which, unfortunately, is itty bitty in this thumbnail, so you just have to take my word for it.  The seating area is fairly small, so I’m thinking something like this:

Well, I was thinking something, but I can’t find it on their website, so maybe it’s only available by catalog order.  No worries.

Hopefully, we can get this done by the end of summer, so we can enjoy the cooler weather in our new, more open layout. 

Eventually, we plan to do a nursery.