brett’s adventures in ikealand - part oneby brett |
Hellooooo from sunny Copenhagen! And when I say sunny, I mean INTENSE gorgeousness - it’s reached 27-degrees in a deliciously uncharacteristic turn of the weather here in the Danish capital.
On the ferry from Sweden to Denmark! Breezy but bright!
I’m soaking up Scandi-style on a whirwind expedition led by the folks at IKEA Canada, who had a very exciting release in store for us at the Swedish town of Almhult.
Almhult was the birthplace of Ingvar Kamprad (now 83 years old!), who founded the Swedish style powerhouse back in 1958. The town is also the site of the very first IKEA store, and remains the hub of many of IKEA’s worldwide operations.
The Almhult IKEA location - the first IKEA store in the world!
We actually got to stay in an IKEA-run hotel just opposite the Almhult IKEA, called IKEA Vardshuset. It was really sweet - decorated entirely in IKEA furnishings and accessories! (The closest I’ll ever come to realizing my secret fantasy of spending the night in an IKEA showroom!)
My room!
The exterior of Vardhuset Hotel & Restaurant. Simple and spare, but so sweet!
So what is this big news from IKEA?
Unfortunately, I’m sworn to secrecy for a little while yet - the product has yet to reach Canadian shores! What I can share is the ultrasecret little bunker where they took us to reveal a fantastic new collection… Piqued your interest yet? lol
The mysterious “bunker”…
I’ll be back with more over the next few days! Be well!
Tags: ikea, ikea almhult, ikea hotel, ikea hotel and restaurant, ikea store, ikea store locations, ikea stores, ikea vardhuset, ingvar kamprad, original ikea
Great pics Mr Walther! Glad to see you are having a good time!!
Get back here and release those secret plans for IKEA! lol…..
Looks gorgeous over there Brett! I’m very jealous. Can’t wait to hear the uber secret scoop you’ve got.
Nice job you have Brett! Love those colourful photos, stunning!
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Ur pictures freak me out - don’t they have clouds over there???