IKEA Locations

I'm thinking of renting a storage unit at the Public Storage at Portola and 38th just because it's the closest with interior units. (I'm not interested in a garage with the weather just one door away from my stuff.) It's cheaper than the Extra Space on Capitola and 38th or so, and closer to home. Capitola Self Storage looks really nice, but it's more expensive and harder to pop over and get something. I am really happy with Saf Keep in San Jose, but their only location on this side of the hill is just as far away in Monterey. Does anyone have experience with storage in this area? Also, I was looking at the contract online and it says we should not store anything v...

Found in a discount furniture store that sells furniture from hotels, offices, etc.

I am pretty sure I was six the first time I got a birthday card in the mail. I don’t remember the exact age. What I do remember is the kitchen table, a bowl of cereal getting soggy in front of me, and my mom walking in with this bright white envelope like she was holding something important. “Look at this” she said. “Somebody sent you mail.” When you are a kid, mail feels like a grown up thing. Bills, appointment reminders, junk coupons. Not for you. So when my mom handed it to me, I felt weirdly proud, like I had just leveled up. My name was on the front. Just my first name. No last name. No return address in the corner. “Who’s it from?” I asked. “Probably famil...

Hi all, I'm moving into a condo in the next few weeks and looking for a compact 3 seater couch on a tighter budget (preferably <$800). Besides Ikea/Structube, does anyone have any affordable couch store recommendations? I also noticed there's a million lesser known furniture warehouses, some of which have really good deals. If anyone has any lesser known recommendations, also super appreciated. I know used is always an option, but due to past poor experiences, I'm very paranoid about anything used and fabric based, unless the seller is someone I know personally.

Hey everyone! Thanks for your help picking a paint color for our living room. We moved in about a year ago and are finally ready to work on this room. As shared before, this room doesn’t get a ton of light (this pic is at night where it’s especially dark). So we went with a light yellow color (daybreak by SW) and plan to get a dark couch and colorful rug. Things we are DEFINITELY doing: 1) moving curtain rods up (have to drill into the brick to do that) and replacing curtains with a light linen 2) replacing the obnoxious giant tv (it was a hand me down and is very old, we’re looking for something more subtle and smaller) 3) more lights! You had some great suggestions on lighting t...

Currently on a work trip, with my s10 and two ikea cables. One is usb c to c, my backup and only slused once or twice, stored in a different compartment among my luggage. The other is type a to c, which is my main one, carried daily shoved into whatever bag pocket is available. I use my Samsung charger via a travel adapter and everything was working fine for the first four days of my trip. Suddenly both cables no longer charge my phone, they register and show up as fast charging but I see no progress. I've borrowed someone else's cable and thankfully got it to charge but I'm curious if anyone might have an idea how both cables suddenly failed at the same time. I've u...

First off, I play with mods. For the life of me I cannot Fast Travel or Enter the Boston area without the game crashing. My guess is it's a load order issue. I use LOOT. I fast traveled to Oberland Station and tried walking into Boston. When I get to the Bus Stop Hut on the corner past the veggie stand, the game crashes. It crashes no matter if I use Cheat Terminal or the map and trying to fast travel directly into Boston, It crashes immediately. If anyone more versed than I am on load order problems could take a look, I'd be so grateful. Haven't been able to play since Anniv. Update. LOAD ORDER 0 0 Fallout4.esm 1 1 DLCRobot.esm 2 2 DLCworkshop01.esm ...

I have an Autonomous standing desk that’s 70x30. I’ve been using it for the last 4 years with no issues, but I want to swap the top for a bigger one. I just need more space—especially more depth. Something like 35–39 inches would be way better. I did some research and even ordered a butcher block during Black Friday. The size was perfect, but I completely forgot one thing: how heavy it would be. I’ve wanted a butcher block top for a long time, but I couldn’t even lift it myself, let alone install it. So that idea is out. Now I’m looking for laminated desk tops, but I’m having zero luck. IKEA has some weird sizes—74 inches in length is fine, but 25 inches in depth is usele...

Im looking for some more people to talk to, i enjoy having people to shoot the **** with during the evenings in the form of regular text chats and sometimes nightly voice calls. My choice of program to communicate on is discord so would be preferable if you also use that. About me: - Introverted/homebody that prefers a night at home over a night out. - Enjoyer of pc games, board games and other nerdy hobbies. - Gym visitor to ensure a good health both physically and mentally. - Programmer in progress as in I'm studying comp-sci right now. - The coding is done while blasting metal music in the speakers. - Pretty darn charming and a handsome man according to my mom. What I'm loo...

There’s no closet in my child’s bedroom. I’m buying an armoire for hanging and storing toys etc. looking for insight regarding wood finish color. Do I go darker for contrast with a walnut finish or a lighter finish ash/white oak that is more similar to current furniture? (It’s quite dark in the room right now cause winter!) The current furniture is sandstone finish from PotteryBarn. I really wanted a navy armoire but could not find one anywhere. I need one side to hang a few clothes and then shelves. Thoughts? I seem to be getting differing of opinions between contrast or keep light.

so I used to be a project manager and designer for art exhibits, custom furniture and millwork, high end retail store builds, etc. I had a mild traumatic brain injury. I'm mostly fine now except that working in 3d software (or playing 3d video games) gives me migraines. I also have some short term memory issues, and complex organization (like project management) is difficult. I'm also a skilled woodworker, carpenter, mechanic, metal and plastics fabricator, etc. I grew up doing that stuff and the project management and design came later. Currently I'm working as a maintenance guy. it's a pretty good job. I make decent money. I get some benefits (PTO) but not others (h...

CREDIT PROFILE * Current credit cards you are the primary account holder of: * BoA CCR 1 (online) * BoA CCR 2 (dining) * BoA UCR (no ftf) * Amex BCE * Chase Freedom Flex * Citi Custom Cash (groceries) * FICO scores with source: 800+ * Oldest credit card account age: 12 years * Cards approved in the past 6 months: 0 * Cards approved in the past 12 months: 0 * Cards approved in the past 24 months: 0 * Annual income $: $250k CATEGORIES * Ok with category-specific cards?: Yes * Ok with rotating category cards?: Yes * Estimate average monthly spend in the categories below. * Dining $: 600 * Groceries $: 600; not much at walmart/traget/costco/sam's * Gas $: 50 ...

(Author's Note: First story I've written in quite a while and my community college writing workshop didn't **** it so I thought I'd share online for some feedback as well. Sci-Fi, Comedy, Stream of Consciousness. 5,023 words.) Perhaps it is selfish of me to tell the truth at this point. Perhaps all the legends and myths about me, no matter how unnecessarily flattering, serve their purpose. Alas, I am an old man now - an old man who wants to sit in the grass and tell a story. You’ve probably heard some rumor or other, but honestly, it doesn’t matter who I was before that fateful day I went to Goodwill. I barely remember myself and care even less. What I do recollect ...

The AI infrastructure buildout is becoming geological. China has activated a nationwide optical backbone that fuses scattered data centers into a unified AI supercomputer, effectively treating the entire country's compute as a single node. In the US, private data center construction has hit an annualized rate of $41 billion, ******* up so much labor and material that it is actively displacing municipal infrastructure projects. Europe is buying its way back into the hardware game, approving €623 million in aid for two new first-of-a-kind semiconductor fabs in Germany. The last unautomated barrier is context. Google Translate has rolled out a beta of Gemini live speech-to-speech, a mod...

I live into an apartment in Romania and I have no stile. Its a classic communist apartment and the living room / desk study its the messiest. We have IKEA Hemnes furniture, 2 cats, IKEA Blackout curtains and I need help with proper pictures of how to arrange this room. What decoration? What color rug? We have a purple with white currently and I dislike it as it is not matching. The room must include same furniture including husband’s desk, but we can rearrange it. Also willing to change couch but need one with storage as we use the storage under for Christmas decorations

We have now been separated 7 weeks and I just had my first weekend without my children. Since he asked to separate I have shifted through the grief, I am shocked and sad and have tried to understand the role I have played. This weekend it was all anger and bitterness, I could hear the change in my narrative as I dug through memories and saw them differently and maybe missed signs that I missed. I need to move from this, it serves me no purpose and will not change the outcome. I miss him and I miss our life but he is not going to come back. I can feel him pull away from all emotion and whether that is to protect himself or he just does not want to deal with me I am not sure. But that hu...

Have some ikea flat slab kitchen cabinet doors (MDF with worn lacquer finish) that Im cleaning/sanding/painting with good quality roller. Scrubbable and self leveling/ looks good rolled on is what Im looking for. Local independent paint store guy says oil based still most durable and Ive been using Pratt and Lambert Red SEal on some furniture projects. Its nice , self leveling, and somehow I just like the look and feel of it vs Advance which Ive been using elsewhere in the house. Is there any reason for not using oil (aside from the smell and hassle of cleaning brushes)? Would also be interested in any thoughts yall might have re INSL-X Cabinet coat and the Rustoleum cabinet paint (...

My grandparents passed away this year and left a considerable sum to my aunt. She'd like to use this money to buy me and my siblings something really nice. Since the money is coming from my grandparents I'd like something that can stay with me for life. I currently live in Chicago and live in the dorms of my college. I was thinking maybe some good boots or a nice coat. I will also be moving into an apartment come May so any suggestions involving apartment must haves would help too. Thanks! Added info: I have my grandparents old kitchenware and while it may not be BIFL, I'd like to use it till it all breaks down. I also can't get any furniture as I have minimal space ...