Jesus, Bob Vila and Me

You might be asking yourself what the three of us all have in common. Well, that's simple we are all carpenters! At least I feel like one after my assembly project today. I took a trip with some family to Minneapolis this weekend (to be recounted after I mentally recover) and we made it to IKEA. While there I decided to bite the bullet and buy a few things for my room. I've decided I need to start making my room feel a bit more like home and definitely needed a few essentials. Here's what I nabbed:

Kullen 3 Drawer Chest - $39
I haven't had a nightstand in years and finally made a commitment, just ask Nic this search has lasted a solid two years. It's a little larger than a standard nightstand but it will give me some good storage and matches my bedroom set. IKEA assembles 0% of their products and I put this bad boy together all by myself when I got home tonight. There are no labels and only line drawings for instructions but I got it all done and am loving it!
Orgel Lamp - $10
New nightstand needed a lamp on it. This one was a great price and keeps with the modern lines of my furniture while picking up some organic feel with the paper shade.
Kajsastina Fabric - $6.99/yard
Thankfully our townhome supplied us with mini-blinds but unfortunately they do nothing in terms of room darkening and even less in terms of aesthetic appeal. While roaming IKEA's design spaces I saw that they had used some of their heavier cotton/poly fabrics as window covering panels and thought it was genius! Since I can't paint in my room I think this bold yet simple and organic print will add something special to my large light sources behind my bed. I'm going to attempt a no-sew approach with this fabric to make curtains and then plan on hanging the panels from this rod and hook set.

I also scoped out a chair for the book nook I want to finish and have a few more ideas including getting some more fabric to hang a little panel like this so I can partition off my desk area. I'd also like a rug and bench for the end of my bed. Check back near the end of the week and hopefully I will have some pictures to share!