August 11, 2011
After visiting the granite yard, we decided to continue the shopping adventure and headed to IKEA...via Bus.
Yep, we made it. With two transfers and a small fee of $2.75, we traveled from SODO to Renton, WA in about an hour. It was a fun trip which even include a scenic drive by the Boeing Airfield. Neat!
The mission at IKEA was focused on cabinet Handles and Pulls. Jeff, the excel guru, created an awesome excel spreadsheet outlining how many handles/pulls were needed, how much space each handle would consume on the 42 cabinets PLUS how much space would remain. And the best part, it had the price of each handle included so we can stay on budget. Cathe, the finance girl, was ecstatic!
We loitered in the IKEA cafeteria for 1.5 hours with the architect's drawings and a tape measure strewn about the table. Victory, we finally landed upon a design that rocked. We hustled to the checkout line. Then we realized, we had a 1.0mile walk to the bus stop...LOL.
The saga of the urbanite home renovators continue - game on!
Lansa Door hardware
IKEA was great for generating ideas of other styles and functional approaches.
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