So sometimes one acts out of impulse.(PS - This is just a general comment and has nothing to do with me :P)
Now so I wanted to buy new piece of furniture. So I went to my usual destination "IKEA".. Looked around for it but everything looked familiar. I am pretty positive that the reason for "familiarity" has nothing to do with endless IKEA trips we have done. (Vikrant can vouch for this). Now moving on...
So the piece of furniture.. Lets call it a bed.. Now after looking at all kinds of beds at IKEA , I decided to try out other places..Don't want to name those but I did visit few places. After all this research , the creative mind decided to buy it online.. Although I had looked at similar one in the store, but this exact piece was not available on display. So merlot finish , sleek lines, the perfect headboard I had been looking for...and what not.... This is it.. The creative mind voted and I ordered this wonderful piece of wood... Now it was going to arrive after a week.. And then it slipped off my mind..
So after 3 days , I get back from office and guess what , These big boxes are resting on the front door! Now I had to leave and be somewhere in next 20 minutes so I somehow managed to move them inside and decided to worry about how to take those upstairs later...
So this elegant wonderful bed was enjoying the pool view while I was out.. That night I came really late and decided to keep it there... Here comes Saturday morning! So with all enthusiasm I unpack those boxes downstairs and somehow manage to get everything upstairs one by one! Moving on..
Yes! A Saturday project.. To begin with I manage to assemble the headboard , footboard and the frame.. Here comes the real story.. So now I am all set to put the slats and ready to jump on my new bed , thats when I realize that the slats are wrong size.. I try to put them in all directions but no luck! Now I decide to go to the store , just to find out that I have to call customer support to discuss this..(Its already 2 PM!. I call the number to hear "Our business hours are Monday to Friday 9AM to 5 PM)! Who assembles furniture at that time!!
I decide to continue my journey.. And funasia decide to play a song from lakshya " Haa ye rasta hai tera!! " :) :) So now time to buy slats.. Ok after looking at those , I have serious questions if they will work... Now here wakes up the creative mind again n solitude.. So next stop - Home depot.. So I ask them if they can cut the slats , it seems they cant cut it as it was not purchased there but instead this wonderful person teaches me how to properly cut wood.. As I said the creative mind was all awake , I bough the saw , wood polish and decided to cut the slats by myself.. Moreover I also thought , may be making a bed out of all these different kind of wood pieces is not difficult either!! (I am amazed by the creative mind and decide not to listen to it) (Its 5PM now)
Then I get home , have a coffee and convert the patio into a temporary workshop! Now I am all set to cut the first piece of wood just to realize the slats have been drilled at the ends in order to attach them to the frame... Hssssshhhh....All this stupid creative effort has been wasted! Just glad that all the home depot stuff was still packed and not opened yet.
What was I thinking!! So I gather all my stuff and return it to Home depot.. Clean up all the mess and decide to call up customer support 9 AM Monday morning!!
Now so I wanted to buy new piece of furniture. So I went to my usual destination "IKEA".. Looked around for it but everything looked familiar. I am pretty positive that the reason for "familiarity" has nothing to do with endless IKEA trips we have done. (Vikrant can vouch for this). Now moving on...
So the piece of furniture.. Lets call it a bed.. Now after looking at all kinds of beds at IKEA , I decided to try out other places..Don't want to name those but I did visit few places. After all this research , the creative mind decided to buy it online.. Although I had looked at similar one in the store, but this exact piece was not available on display. So merlot finish , sleek lines, the perfect headboard I had been looking for...and what not.... This is it.. The creative mind voted and I ordered this wonderful piece of wood... Now it was going to arrive after a week.. And then it slipped off my mind..
So after 3 days , I get back from office and guess what , These big boxes are resting on the front door! Now I had to leave and be somewhere in next 20 minutes so I somehow managed to move them inside and decided to worry about how to take those upstairs later...
So this elegant wonderful bed was enjoying the pool view while I was out.. That night I came really late and decided to keep it there... Here comes Saturday morning! So with all enthusiasm I unpack those boxes downstairs and somehow manage to get everything upstairs one by one! Moving on..
Yes! A Saturday project.. To begin with I manage to assemble the headboard , footboard and the frame.. Here comes the real story.. So now I am all set to put the slats and ready to jump on my new bed , thats when I realize that the slats are wrong size.. I try to put them in all directions but no luck! Now I decide to go to the store , just to find out that I have to call customer support to discuss this..(Its already 2 PM!. I call the number to hear "Our business hours are Monday to Friday 9AM to 5 PM)! Who assembles furniture at that time!!
I decide to continue my journey.. And funasia decide to play a song from lakshya " Haa ye rasta hai tera!! " :) :) So now time to buy slats.. Ok after looking at those , I have serious questions if they will work... Now here wakes up the creative mind again n solitude.. So next stop - Home depot.. So I ask them if they can cut the slats , it seems they cant cut it as it was not purchased there but instead this wonderful person teaches me how to properly cut wood.. As I said the creative mind was all awake , I bough the saw , wood polish and decided to cut the slats by myself.. Moreover I also thought , may be making a bed out of all these different kind of wood pieces is not difficult either!! (I am amazed by the creative mind and decide not to listen to it) (Its 5PM now)
Then I get home , have a coffee and convert the patio into a temporary workshop! Now I am all set to cut the first piece of wood just to realize the slats have been drilled at the ends in order to attach them to the frame... Hssssshhhh....All this stupid creative effort has been wasted! Just glad that all the home depot stuff was still packed and not opened yet.
What was I thinking!! So I gather all my stuff and return it to Home depot.. Clean up all the mess and decide to call up customer support 9 AM Monday morning!!
