As some of you may have noticed from the video tour, our "two bedroom apartment" is most definitely intended to be a one bedroom flat. It is for this reason Dodi has a kitchen table in her room instead of a dresser. Dodi was getting quite fed up with using book shelves as her closet, so we made the trip to IKEA to get her a wardrobe. If any of you have been to IKEA, you know that the furniture is displayed assembled--but it is not given to you in such a way. It comes in a box, filled with eight to 10 pieces, some screws, and picture instructions with no words.
Nervously, we opened the box and sprawled the pieces around the room, surveying the task ahead of us. We looked to our picture book of instructions and followed each step, careful to pay attention to each detail and directional arrow. Lacking a screw driver, we completed the first four steps with a small knife. The next few steps involved nails...and a hammer. There wasn't really anything we could substitute for a hammer, so we searched the apartment for blunt objects. Thankfully, a small hammer was conveniently located in the cabinet above our stove- a God send. We finished the wardrobe, and stood it up to admire our work. All hinges are operational and no fingers were smashed during construction. With no men and few tools, we assembled a functional piece of furniture. Perhaps this is a silly thing to be proud of, but it's the little things here that make our stay more enjoyable :)
I hate putting together furniture out of the boxes. Now that I can afford it, it comes as a solid piece. Way to go on getting it together. They are very challenging and I don't wish that on anybody. It does look nice. I bet the apartment gets smaller and smaller as you bring in more things...smile.
ReplyDeleteYour laundry issue brings back memories from college. I did it to save money..smile. I washed my clothes in the shower. I would go in with them on, scrub up and take them off to rinse. I would hang them up, but boy were they stiff as boards. That was the only draw back. I guess you have to do, what you have to do.