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Still More Furniture Blogging
Nov. 19th, 2006 08:32 pmWe went to IKEA this morning to replace the mis-drilled cabinet front, get the bookshelf wall bracket, and to buy two more shelves for one of the BILLY bookcases. When we got to the store, there was a long queue at the Customer Service desk, so Cheryl, who had a book to read while she waited, sent me off to buy the extra shelves.
( IKEA Customer Service )
( Attacking the Office Monster )
Finally, we could move the new desks into place. I'm so glad that I have a couple of sets of Moving Men furniture disks. They really do work, unlike some of the stuff you see sold on TV.
After sliding the desks into place, I took some pictures to commemorate their pristine state:
( Nice and neat -- but it won't last )
Then it was time to haul everything back into the office and reinstall it. It's so much nicer now that we have enough room for everything. We could, for instance, put the office telephone in between us so that I don't have to vacate my work space if Cheryl needs to use the phone.
And, after an hour or so of fiddling around with wires and such, as well as moving a small bookcase to the base of the T formed by the two desks, we once again have a working office:
( Pictures of the New Office In Production )
As part of the bookcase-shuffling, we were able to move a wood-grain shelf into the living room, where it matches the trim of the (never used) gas fireplace and thus goes in front of it. We have managed to almost come up with a unified design for every room. Gosh, you might think we were, like, grownups or something like that.
Mind you, all of this work does increase the probability that we won't relocate anytime soon, even when the lease next comes up for renewal, and even though I've had some idea of trying to find a place closer to where I work in San Mateo. Besides all of the work we put into re-equipping this place, there is the matter that we've been drilling holes left and right in the walls, and therefore will almost certainly forfeit our security deposit. However, that will only happen when we move, so as long as we stay here, and as long as the management doesn't raise the rent excessively, we're okay.
There is still a fair bit of cleanup to do, and I have to figure out what to do with the retired chest of drawers now sitting on the patio, but I think our furniture building spree is over. No major injuries to report, and we have a much more livable apartment as a result.
( IKEA Customer Service )
( Attacking the Office Monster )
Finally, we could move the new desks into place. I'm so glad that I have a couple of sets of Moving Men furniture disks. They really do work, unlike some of the stuff you see sold on TV.
After sliding the desks into place, I took some pictures to commemorate their pristine state:
( Nice and neat -- but it won't last )
Then it was time to haul everything back into the office and reinstall it. It's so much nicer now that we have enough room for everything. We could, for instance, put the office telephone in between us so that I don't have to vacate my work space if Cheryl needs to use the phone.
And, after an hour or so of fiddling around with wires and such, as well as moving a small bookcase to the base of the T formed by the two desks, we once again have a working office:
( Pictures of the New Office In Production )
As part of the bookcase-shuffling, we were able to move a wood-grain shelf into the living room, where it matches the trim of the (never used) gas fireplace and thus goes in front of it. We have managed to almost come up with a unified design for every room. Gosh, you might think we were, like, grownups or something like that.
Mind you, all of this work does increase the probability that we won't relocate anytime soon, even when the lease next comes up for renewal, and even though I've had some idea of trying to find a place closer to where I work in San Mateo. Besides all of the work we put into re-equipping this place, there is the matter that we've been drilling holes left and right in the walls, and therefore will almost certainly forfeit our security deposit. However, that will only happen when we move, so as long as we stay here, and as long as the management doesn't raise the rent excessively, we're okay.
There is still a fair bit of cleanup to do, and I have to figure out what to do with the retired chest of drawers now sitting on the patio, but I think our furniture building spree is over. No major injuries to report, and we have a much more livable apartment as a result.
