Shelf-service
I bought a while ago - can't quite remember when - a nice set of shelves. I actually ran down on a sunny Saturday to the store to choose the shelves rather than browse on a website. My secret hope was that I'd be able to carry the shelves home and start assembling straight away like a wild kid who's been regaled.
Unfortunately, the shelves only came along the following Thursday and I had to wait eagerly until it was time to come home from work. I had a few hours before my girlfriend came round and I wanted to set everything up before then.
The first hurdle was intimidating: find the tools. According to the guide, a simple pencil and screwdriver would do. Pencils, I had plenty of, but screwdrivers seemed scarce not to mention an extinct species in my room and I had to hunt Dhiraj - one of my roommates - down for his toolbox.
The second step was to look for inspiration: I checked the product profile & description online. I would aspire to the photo online. But quite frankly, when I looked at the two boxes and at the screen, it was hard to conceive that crossing a screwdriver with these wood planks would end in a full-scale stylish shelving element. Dark chocolate-colored on top of that.
Armed solely with a rusty pair of whimsical scissors and my will to assemble the finest piece of furniture since IKEA invented sore-throat giving furniture names, I tore open the first box in a flurry of white little specks of dust.
Unfortunately, the shelves only came along the following Thursday and I had to wait eagerly until it was time to come home from work. I had a few hours before my girlfriend came round and I wanted to set everything up before then.
The first hurdle was intimidating: find the tools. According to the guide, a simple pencil and screwdriver would do. Pencils, I had plenty of, but screwdrivers seemed scarce not to mention an extinct species in my room and I had to hunt Dhiraj - one of my roommates - down for his toolbox.
The second step was to look for inspiration: I checked the product profile & description online. I would aspire to the photo online. But quite frankly, when I looked at the two boxes and at the screen, it was hard to conceive that crossing a screwdriver with these wood planks would end in a full-scale stylish shelving element. Dark chocolate-colored on top of that.
Armed solely with a rusty pair of whimsical scissors and my will to assemble the finest piece of furniture since IKEA invented sore-throat giving furniture names, I tore open the first box in a flurry of white little specks of dust.To be continued...
I am curious about the continuation. But we seem to share the same exitement about assembling new furniture. 8) (Comment this)