There’s a reason IKEA furniture is so cheap. You have to put it together yourself. Or rather, your boyfriend has to put it together while you sit on the couch and knit. This is how our livingroom looks, as of this morning:
“work in progress”
Check out that sweet orange rug!
I bought some pretty flowers the night before the snowstorm, for a reminder that spring will show up eventually.

The giant Casablanca lilies were a present from Elias’s parents. I filled in the vase with a bunch of yellow stargazers. The funky black and white drink tray? $2.99 at IKEA.