A Table Runner Fit for a Country Queen

If I EVER get my Etsy shop up and running, these lovely beauties are what you will find residing in it. Recently, I was looking for a burlap or natural fabric table runner, lined, with a ruffle on the end. I couldn't find one for the life of me...then suddenly I did! It was like the heavens opened and the angels started singing! Until I saw the price tag.... $68. For a 6 foot table runner.

NO. WAY.

So I, being industrious and poor, decided to make one! And I did it so well, and had so much fun, I decided to make a buuuunch of them.

Here's one I made for my mom:

Mom lives out in the country, and her house has a lot of wood, horse and outside lovin' type of decor. I felt like this slightly Southwest pattern was a perfect compliment to the country vibe her house is rockin'.

We tried it on the table (it only highlighted the fact that Mom hates her table), the bookshelf in the living room (cute, but want to be able to see it more often), and finally, the big beautiful cedar chest in the master bedroom. It's such a lovely fit.

This is one of my favorite table runners because of that big, fat, beautiful ruffle. Have you EVER seen anything so perfect, EVER, on a table runner? Hm I thought not. At least not for under $68.

Look at that lovely little runner...posing all cute....ready for its close up. If I can ever get my act together (unlikely) I will post many more pictures of all the other lovely runners lurking in my hall closet.

What's your Ikea name?

As a newlywed couple on a budget, we have often shopped at Ikea for inexpensive furniture items for our home. Since it is a company that is founded in Sweden, their items often have ridiculous, crazy, unpronounceable Swedish names that have a lot of consonants in a row and weird markings around the vowels. Meaning: they be hard to say (and frankly hard to look at with all those consonants poking out everywhere in a big long row).

Like pretty little lamp:

Affectionately named the "Boja"

Or this collection of storage pieces:

Or our very own dining room table:

the good ole' "Bjursta"

So when I came across this fun Ikea name generator on the web, I immediately saw the humor behind it, and had to test it out for myself! It's pretty funny to see what you would come back as if your next life found you as a piece of Ikea furniture. Happy name generating!

http://www.blogadilla.com/swedishFurniture/swedishFurniture.html

Guest Room Before

You've seen the after. Now I'm gonna hit you with the before.

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