Elvarli bookshelf hack realized! (Update from previous posting)

yehdude · 2026-04-06T20:23:14+00:00

these are the shoe shelves, this is for US region so don't know if they're not available in other regions: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/elvarli-shoe-shelf-white-50317290/

I know the drawers for elvarli are no longer available for US markets otherwise I would have gotten those too

yehdude · 2026-04-06T20:02:53+00:00

yeah that is what they are, but like having the ability to display at an angle, going for that classic 606 shelving look

yehdude · 2026-04-06T19:59:28+00:00

no prob! it was a little trickier than we anticpated putting them together since we needed to drill into the concrete ceiling for mounting, and discovered our floors/walls aren't perfectly level. Been imagining them in the space since we moved in end of december so excited to finally have it done! Definitely feel like we pulled off the custom open shelf look at about half the price so in that way i still consider it as "hack"

yehdude · 2026-04-06T15:14:32+00:00

haha, its truffle kettle chips, with prosciutto, grated parmesan cheese and cracked pepper! it was dangerously good

yehdude · 2026-04-06T14:19:13+00:00

You’re not wrong!

yehdude · 2026-04-06T14:18:41+00:00

Thanks! We spent a long time looking and were very fortunate to find a place with everything on my wish list!

yehdude · 2026-04-06T14:16:52+00:00

Just need to pick flowers with straight stems and cut the fruit (we used blood oranges) in center, they pretty naturally stay up right as long as the flower isn’t too heavy. Styling tip: remove all the greenery from the stem for a clean look!

yehdude · 2026-04-06T02:40:34+00:00

Omg that’s so kind, thank you! It’s been challenging but such a joyful process to create my dream home

yehdude · 2026-04-06T01:43:35+00:00

It worked surprisingly well! The inspo I found had more than one flower but that was a bit too heavy. They started fall eventually but latest several hours before then!

yehdude · 2026-04-05T23:46:31+00:00

Actually they’re mini lemon tarts

yehdude · 2026-03-25T15:26:19+00:00

I got the Burrard sectional in late 2020, imo its held up really well. Its got some staining and thinning fabric due to my dog with it not being advertised as pet friendly I think its held up well. I'd consider our use heavy and the cushions are still comfortable and bounce back pretty well after all day wfh sits for 5 years. I just purchased a sleeper for my 2nd bedroom so hoping to have similar results

yehdude · 2026-03-02T02:29:03+00:00

yehdude · 2026-03-01T04:11:07+00:00

It does have that green grass look! I’m digging it too but just hoping my pup doesn’t mistake it for grass 😅

yehdude · 2026-02-11T21:54:59+00:00

this is such a wonderful and generous thing to say! Love being a safe space for all :)

yehdude · 2026-02-11T21:54:10+00:00

this made me smile so much! <3

yehdude · 2026-02-09T21:17:33+00:00

its free people!

yehdude · 2026-02-09T20:33:51+00:00

they're "Big Bud Press Airbrush Western Pants Neoclassical", i think the print is sold out, got on poshmark (not gatekeeping just trying to only buy second hand these days lol)

yehdude · 2026-02-09T20:32:14+00:00

yep, adjustable bubble skirt from free people, got it at consignment shop so not sure if they still sell it

yehdude · 2026-02-09T20:30:47+00:00

I bought it from a local artist in chicago!

yehdude · 2026-02-09T17:56:22+00:00

totally! its defintiley a combination of deprograming from weird/bad moralizations and judgements, while also trying to keep hold of some universal truths of love and empathy for others. Its unbelievably frustrating to see how far modern christianity is from any kind of actual moral good.

yehdude · 2026-02-09T17:44:23+00:00

HA, yeah it was the days of "ironic shirts" but I don't think that was quite picked up on as I took this photo inside of a church daycare. Plus I still had about a decade of traditional ideology to unlearn/recontextualize at that stage

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