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I don’t consider myself a terribly materialistic person. If I was, believe me, I’d be doing something else for a living. But I like to think that I have – how shall I put it? Good taste. I drive a new convertible PT Cruiser in a shade of blue that often draws admiring comments. And I have some interesting things around my condo. Paintings I bought on trips to Estonia, Peru, Malaysia, Haiti. Masks I picked up in some of those places as well as in Bangkok, Thailand and Venice, Italy, in Athens, Greece and St. Petersburg, Russia. You get the idea. A friend recently looked around my place and said, "This looks really very tasteful!" I thought that was nice. It’s not that I’m trying to impress anyone. It’s only that I want my home to feel interesting and comfortable. I want it to be somewhere I really enjoy living and friends enjoy visiting.
So my curiosity was piqued this week by a store opening that has attracted enormous media attention. I’m not sure I can recall so much press for the start-up of a single South Florida store in the past. IKEA swung wide its doors on Wednesday in Sunrise, not far from the massive Sawgrass Mills mall. The home furnishing retailer picked greater Fort Lauderdale for its first store, not just in South Florida, but in this entire state. And they expect to draw lots of shoppers from Miami and West Palm Beach, as well as spots as far away as Naples and Fort Myers. People actually began to line up for the grand opening 48 hours before they could buy the first chair.
I haven’t been to this store yet – or to any IKEA, for that matter. But I’ve heard about IKEA for some time now from folks whose good taste I trust. They keep using words like, "amazing" and "incredible." And they assure me that I’ll love the store. So I’m looking forward to heading there before long to check it out for myself. IKEA has just about everything you could want for your home, apparently. And some terrific food such as Swedish meatballs too. By all accounts, it’s not so much a retail outlet as an experience. A huge store of tasteful, interesting, comfortable stuff, all at bargain basement prices. Sounds like my kind of place. Besides, I still have some empty wall space and a couple of nooks around my condo that could use something. Maybe IKEA’s the store I’ve been waiting for to fill those spots. With something tasteful, of course.
So my curiosity was piqued this week by a store opening that has attracted enormous media attention. I’m not sure I can recall so much press for the start-up of a single South Florida store in the past. IKEA swung wide its doors on Wednesday in Sunrise, not far from the massive Sawgrass Mills mall. The home furnishing retailer picked greater Fort Lauderdale for its first store, not just in South Florida, but in this entire state. And they expect to draw lots of shoppers from Miami and West Palm Beach, as well as spots as far away as Naples and Fort Myers. People actually began to line up for the grand opening 48 hours before they could buy the first chair.
I haven’t been to this store yet – or to any IKEA, for that matter. But I’ve heard about IKEA for some time now from folks whose good taste I trust. They keep using words like, "amazing" and "incredible." And they assure me that I’ll love the store. So I’m looking forward to heading there before long to check it out for myself. IKEA has just about everything you could want for your home, apparently. And some terrific food such as Swedish meatballs too. By all accounts, it’s not so much a retail outlet as an experience. A huge store of tasteful, interesting, comfortable stuff, all at bargain basement prices. Sounds like my kind of place. Besides, I still have some empty wall space and a couple of nooks around my condo that could use something. Maybe IKEA’s the store I’ve been waiting for to fill those spots. With something tasteful, of course.
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 9:05 AM
All I can say is that I am sooooo excited that IKEA is finally here!!!! I used to use the excuse to visit my son in Los Angeles to shop IKEA...he got the program, airport, IKEA...dinner, relax a couple of days and IKEA, airport and back to Florida. Then IKEA opened at the Mall of America....hello daughter, airport, IKEA, visit, IKEA, airport and back to Florida with two empty suitcases, now full with IKEA! Sometimes I had to ship as well. I am sorry I could not be here for the opening....because I was in Minnesota for a wedding.....but, saved the shopping for Florida IKEA.....watch out... I have returned!
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