furniture assembly foo du jour
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jaeclecticI believe I am almost done with furnishing the new space. Thank goodness, I don't think I can take any more assembly strain.
The piece I just acquired -- a kitchen cart with a butcher block top -- was not handled gently in shipping, resulting in only minor damage to the furniture parts, but the styrofoam packaging was broken and/or deteriorated such that there was an explosion of styrofoam fragments upon opening the box. Except that explosion doesn't quite capture the fact that the fragments came pre-loaded with static electricity sufficient to make them stick to the not-yet-assembled furniture pieces & the surrounding area & me.
Although the instructions did not *state* that two people were required, they obviously *assumed* that there would be one person to hold the thing up while someone else attached parts. All extremely awkward, some parts (esp the top) also quite heavy. I feel like I got my exercise for the day, and won't be surprised to have a sore back tomorrow.
I messed up one step and didn't notice it soon enough, and ended up just leaving the damn bar crooked, rather than attempt to disassemble enough to fix it.
And all of this for an item that is the right size and shape, but not really what I wanted in terms of appearance. Sheesh. I feel very put upon (yet suspect myself of being unreasonably whiny).
The piece I just acquired -- a kitchen cart with a butcher block top -- was not handled gently in shipping, resulting in only minor damage to the furniture parts, but the styrofoam packaging was broken and/or deteriorated such that there was an explosion of styrofoam fragments upon opening the box. Except that explosion doesn't quite capture the fact that the fragments came pre-loaded with static electricity sufficient to make them stick to the not-yet-assembled furniture pieces & the surrounding area & me.
Although the instructions did not *state* that two people were required, they obviously *assumed* that there would be one person to hold the thing up while someone else attached parts. All extremely awkward, some parts (esp the top) also quite heavy. I feel like I got my exercise for the day, and won't be surprised to have a sore back tomorrow.
I messed up one step and didn't notice it soon enough, and ended up just leaving the damn bar crooked, rather than attempt to disassemble enough to fix it.
And all of this for an item that is the right size and shape, but not really what I wanted in terms of appearance. Sheesh. I feel very put upon (yet suspect myself of being unreasonably whiny).
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