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So there is this sad pool/fountain thingy at our site, directly adjacent to the dance floor. We are not allowed to float anything in it. My budget and the city say I cannot surround it with candles (even if in proper holders) since they’re kickable.
I was just going to give up on doing anything in its vicinity (we’ve got the luxury of tons of space at our venue), but then a friend who got married last month had a great idea of purchasing some lounge furniture together from Ikea. It ends up being cheaper than renting it from most companies around here. We have yet to determine the fate of the furniture after our wedding is over. In the meantime, it’s living in our living room.
I present to you, The Lime Lounge [of course not as in the color]!
Please note the following:
- Imagine another square, white table next to the one that’s already there.
- Imagine that big red circle (one of our placemats) is actually flowers, candles, or some other sort of centerpiece.
- Ignore the two blonde wood, low side tables with random crap on them. My friend’s outdoor garden wedding was a little more organic feeling, so she paired them as the coffee table. We won’t be using them.
- Please, please, please ignore the crap behind the sofa. We’re still not quite completely unpacked yet, for shame.
- Bonus points to the first who can spot how my crazy subconcious mind placed two, non-wedding-related items of my wedding colors together.
All furniture is from Ikea. I found these pillows, those pillows, and more pillows at CB2. One word of warning - CB2’s “poppy” color is a red-orange that tends more toward the orange side. I don’t care as the patterns and price were right. Oh, and I plan on keeping these throw pillows to use around the house pre- and post-wedding, so they were worth spending $15-20 a pop on.
Since the seating grouping will be so strategically placed near the dance floor, I’m hoping non-dancers and tired dancers can use it as a pit stop but still feel like part of the action.
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It’s like a page from the CB2 catalogue. Soo pretty and cool.
Very cool! Yep, your wedding colors have seeped into your brain… I spy the red and turquoise books next to each other on your book case 
Are you talking about the books/binders in your bookshelf with your wedding colors??
Love the idea of using ikea furniture–good thinking!
If you want a softer look for the tables, I saw a wedding show that covered the ikea tables with fabric (attached with a staple gun). It looked pretty good and you can use it add more color (although I kinda like all the white
Hi Miss Lime - how about removing the square table and putting in 2 more ottomans? you can get trays to place on 2 of the ottomans and use that as a side table. you can put the 4 ottomans in to a square shape (2×2) w/spacing in between directly in front of the sofa or you can have the ottomans all in a row (4×1) parallel to the sofa. I think it’ll go with the clean modern feel you’ve had so far.
the non wedding things i spot are the 2 books on the shelf off to the right of the pic. red+aqua
is that a red blowdryer on the coffee table?
i’d like to add - if you really want to stick with the tables, you can also trim the table legs down so the height of the tables is the same as the sofa seats/ottomans. that’ll also give it that streamlined look.
I used to work for a large-scale event decor company and they purchased a multitude of the same couches and blocks that you have to rent to people…smart idea to just go buy them and split the cost!
The two items have to be the aqua towel and the hair dryer!
If you dont know what to do with the furniture after the wedding you can always put it on craigslist and get some money back for them.
Chrissie gets bonus points!
Didi, thanks for the suggestions, but it’s crunch time so I really don’t care about the particulars at this point. I am going to go measure my venue and do a few plans to see what arrangement will work best in the actual space, so I’ll keep your suggestions in mind. I was going to add some of Ikea’s really cheap, smaller cubes in red, but my budget is saying no. Boo!
talibaba and Jessica, that’s an orange heat gun. Ha! Mr. Lime left it there after doing something to his hockey sticks the other night. And the blue throw is an actual blanket we use while watching TV, not a towel ;). Those almost work, if only his heat gun is redder (but I know it’s hard to see in this mini pic).
Tassamai, that is our Plan A, but we have a few friends interested in it, and Mr. Lime and I are using it in our living room for the next couple months until the wedding. That’s why I said we’re unsure of what we’re doing with it yet. Thanks for the suggestion!
I was also thinking along the lines of those firm ottomans that do double duty as seats and tables.
wow, that’s a GREAT idea! i can’t wait to see how your big day turns out - it’s going to be so fabulous! and boo to expensive rental companies!
you can always craigslist the furniture after your wedding!
I just have to say that I *like* the circular place mats. The shot of color looks really good. Put a few candles on top and you are good to go. (Don’t clutter the tables too much, people will use them to put drinks on and you don’t want drinks to be too close to the edge.)
I love that idea! Now I want some ottomans to put near the dance floor. Lol.
Hey Miss Lime….I noticed you said something about a pool you aren’t allowed to put candles in? Well at CB2 they have these battery candles that are really cool, and floatable! I think they are a little pricey, but I just wanted to throw it out there. Take a look: http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=477&f=2686
It would add some ambiance for sure!
We are going to do the same thing. Post if your friends don’t pick up the pieces after the wedding. I am interested as our wedding is in SF bay in November.
I second the battery candles. Have you tried the supply store at the SF flower mart. I know they carry them. Good Luck!
What a great idea 
I so want to do this, and have considered buying IKEA couches isntead of renting b/c of the cost factor. My only problem is, we’d have to clear them out as soon as the wedding’s over–there’s no place for our venue to store them until we can pick them up. I am stymied as to how to do this–I don’t think I and my fiance (or any of our guests, for that matter) will particularly want to be moving furniture in our wedding finery! Not to mention: who goes to a wedding in a pickup truck?
If anyone has suggestions, I’d appreciate any ideas!
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Mrs. Lime, Los Angeles
Age and Occupation in 06: 25, Design
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, IT
Engagement Date: July 7, 2006
Wedding Date: August 5, 2007
Venue: An historic estate
About Me: Between work and wedding planning, I try to squeeze in napping, drawing, random spurts of craftiness, tennis, and eating lots of Sprinkles cupcakes, dark chocolate, and noodles of all kinds. Mr. Lime and I have spent our adult lives growing up together, and we're very excited to finally be getting married!
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