I am always impressed when going through the Ikea showrooms. So many good ideas. I'd love to be able to chuck it all and rebuild smaller and more efficient.

No home is complete without at least one cat. I had my cat Miss Millie for 16 years, and the last 8 years she was blind. She never jumped up on anything besides soft chairs, my bed, or the sofa. After she passed I got the ginger kitty, Xena who was about a year when I got her Febr 2017. Then in January I got the Zelda, the cat under the cabinet, and she is about a year now. They are the reason I got the closed cabinets. Previous the china and glass had not been behind closed doors and the girls knocked a glass down. I don't mind the glass being broken, I don't want glass in the carpet or the girls getting cut. And then the human kids have procreated also, so there are grandchildren. So it is time to get stuff closed up to protect the little peoples.

@HippieChick58

Xena and Zelda. They sound like siblings.

I wouldn't have been able to attach a cabinet to a wall the way you have. That's quite impressive. You must have used a power drill or something. That's too scary a job for me.

I like the colour of the walls and the white chair that compliments the cabinets.

@Ellatynemouth I had to supply my own hollow wall anchor, what they supplied would not have worked. I do have drills and other tools. I decided if I was going to live alone I needed to be able to take care of anything that came up. If I didn't know how to do it, I googled it. Surprisingly I'm pretty competent. When my granddaughter was born her daddy had his own home remodeling company, and I hired him to repaint my living room, dining room and kitchen. The ceilings are high and I don't want to do ladders that tall. My table and chairs came from an Estate Sale, they were kinda beat up. I also had SIL paint the table and chairs. I did the rest of the painting in my house. I've been here 6 years, and pretty soon I will have everything the way I need it. Maybe. And my kitties, I wanted strong names for my girls, and I like the lesser used letters of X and Z. And thanks, I'm pleased at how the paint job and furniture are turning out.

@HippieChick58

I'm happy for your success.

@Ellatynemouth You can do this too. Be brave, try something new. You'll be surprised at how much you can do!

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I can't afford it at the moment. In the future maybe.

I lived in Overland Park, KS before moving to Omaha, and knowing there is an Ikea in Merriam, KS I decided a road trip was in order. So I drove down and spent the day revisiting old memories and Ikea. When I got home I called my son in law and he came over and carried the boxes to where I needed them. And at Ikea I had help loading into my car, and I did measure my car before I left to make sure they would fit. And yes, Ikea in Omaha would be fabulous.