$500 gets you a lot at Ikea.
In situ.
I try to avoid Ikea as much as possible but sometimes I just can’t help it.
When I first watched Fight Club I cracked up hard when Edward Norton orders Ikea products over the phone and the scene becomes an Ikea commercial (awesome scene actually, great typography style which is now commonly seen in advertising on TV).
I’ve always felt a bit like a sheep in Ikea. Everyone I know probably has, at some point in time, owned an Ikea product. The non-conformist in me (it’s dying, or died a long time ago) doesn’t feel comfortable buying Ikea goods but it’s cheap and some of it actually works OK.
We spent $500 on a lot of small things. They sell these huge coffee mugs which I’ve been using for over 2 years so I bought more of them. I bought a Japanese Sago Palm. Mr. Sago! He’s my new buddy. We also bought this round light, it’s simple, less is more, works great.