Recently I removed half a
wall from what will be the kitchen dinning room and then sorted out another
wall to put up a row of 2.2 metre high units. While this was happening some
other men came and fitted Bi-fold doors on the end wall that replaced a large
window. The fitting of the Bi-fold doors resulted in the building of a deck
area or it was a bit like falling off a cliff onto the patio. And this has been
done by our own friendly magic builder Chris who has done jobs for us for many
many years and is rather good.
Then the other day I
started the process of building the units, our kitchen is a build it yourself
affair from IKEA in a bright gloss red the colour of blood O YES as subtle as
you can get. Now I know some of you will be thinking . . . . . You bought a
build it yourself kitchen from IKEA are you MAD . . . . . Well not entirely they can be very cost
effective as long as you are chilled with building something that arrives in
128 boxes. I agree 128 boxes is a bit of a scary prospect not helped by only
having the receipt as a guide to what is in each box and then having to work
out which inside goes with which outside ourselves.
However today I achieved
my first milestone on the journey of a thousand boxes (it appears there are
small boxes of bits in the big boxes of bits); I completed the carcasses of the
four 2.2 metre high units. They are fixed to the wall, locked together, and all
the same height as well as being square to the two side walls. This is no mean
task in British houses which have a tendency to be slightly wonky, its an old
building tradition that goes back to almost the ice age when man first arrived
in Britain and bought their
first flat pack item from IKEA, a rather posh stone circle at Stonehenge .
One thing I did do was
break the first rule in the instruction manual for assembling these units which
was do not do this on your own it is dangerous and may result in damage to you
or your units. Well I am grumpy and anyway it was a cunning way to save a few
pounds, this modernizing your home lark is not cheap so it is good to save where
you can. . . I am after all a mean Scotsman. . . .
I would think that 128 bags of clear plastic would be even scarier than 128 opaque boxes. You would then have to look at aLL the scary things at one time. No gradual terror as you tear open the boxes causing your eyes to tear up. Hahahahaha
ReplyDeleteMy eyes have been tearing up Mr ESB, but I am on top of things, sort of, a bit.
DeleteAllergies?
DeleteNo I am OK with almost everything the world can throw at me except banana's I really dont like them one bit.. . . I was missing one small part which I now have so progress will continue.
DeleteSorry I'm late Mr Z, had a traumatic experience yesterday with the Lil man. But all is well now.
ReplyDeleteOoh glass red.That sounds nice. You are a brave man to attempt such a thing. I almost had a nervous breakdown putting up a book shelf! By the time I assembled a bed, wardrobe and desk for the Lil man, I was damn near certifiable. Good luck in your endeavour.
NO matter how convincing the Lil man sounds I would avoid letting him try to saw you in half as part of his magic act. Did he watch that Jonathan Strange and Mr ???? thing I thought it was rather good.
DeleteI am OK assembling IKEA things after working in a research lab as a Electro-mechanical engineer for many years. Although it was many many years ago and much has happened since those days, but the old skills still lurk under the surface.
I was trying to convince Mrs Ghost Writer that a bright yellow Hi-Fi unit and vivid green sofa was a good idea too but she hates yellow