Last weekend Peter and I both were in the mood to spend money. This rarely happens, but when it does we should not leave the house with our wallets. Last time, we ended up with a new computer. This time, it was furniture. A carpet for our bedroom. A new computer desk. And an entertainment center. But the entertainment center was only $40 so it hardly counts!! The act of buying it all drained our mutual desire to spend money, so when they offered delivery and assembly for $40, we turned it down. It seemed ridiculous to pay as much for delivery as we did for the actual piece of furniture. To make a long story short...we should have paid the fee. I have been assembling furniture all week. Peter and several of our friends helped too. We actually wore out our screwdriver set. I took some photos now that it's all finished. First, the old set up, so that you can appreciate why the new furniture is exciting.
Notice how the TV doesn't actually fit IN the entertainment center. I would also like to mention that the cabinet on the left side has to be pried open with a knife. But hey, it was free, and you get what you pay for right? That is the old desk and kitchen table too (also all free).
Here is the new furniture - complete with a semi-normal dog sitting in front of it.
The entertainment center. Helping to build this was the most use I've gotten out of my engineering degree since I graduated.
And the desk. I built a large part of this myself.
Finally, this is one of the hazards of being a small person. This is me IN the entertainment center.
Notice how the TV doesn't actually fit IN the entertainment center. I would also like to mention that the cabinet on the left side has to be pried open with a knife. But hey, it was free, and you get what you pay for right? That is the old desk and kitchen table too (also all free).
Here is the new furniture - complete with a semi-normal dog sitting in front of it.
The entertainment center. Helping to build this was the most use I've gotten out of my engineering degree since I graduated.
And the desk. I built a large part of this myself.
Finally, this is one of the hazards of being a small person. This is me IN the entertainment center.
1 comment:
I hear you on this post! I HATE when my husband turns down delivery and then spends hours and hours snarling and swearing as he fights to put a piece of furniture together! Sheesh, I say, pay the extra $$ and watch a movie instead.
P.S. LOVE your Rambo. My heart flipped when I read your story about him and the cat (mean cat; poor Rambo!)
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