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Sep. 10th, 2011 03:45 amSo, I believe that several weeks ago I mentioned that Palmer and I were working on a hutch for our television, constructing it out of two bookcases. I believe I also said that I was worried that this hutch would become the new Dresser of DOOM! in that it would take us far longer to complete it than necessary. Well. I was right, kinda. To be fair, neither of us are all that experienced at woodworking (despite several required Tech Ed courses in high school) and on top of that, we were working with less familiar material (composite wood). It took us a while to figure out what, exactly, we needed in order to attach these pieces of wood together, what drill bits were necessary, and when we would have the time to work on this project.
All of this meant that over the past month we've multiple trips to the hardware store (the Strosneiders people now recognize me, its eerie), double and triple checked our supplies, and had unassembled bookshelves taking up space in our living room.
However! Whilst trolling Craigslist furniture listings, I discovered that someone in our area was selling an Ikea sectional (lightly used) for $500 less than the original price. We wanted a sectional, we didn't want to spend $900, we had liked this specific style of sectional when we visited Ikea, clearly we had to get it. That meant, of course, that we had to finish the project first, so that we could fit our shiny (almost) new couch in the apartment!
Well. After much Sturm und Drang, and one improperly measured and drilled hole, we have constructed the bookcase/tv hutch!
( Learn How! )
All of this meant that over the past month we've multiple trips to the hardware store (the Strosneiders people now recognize me, its eerie), double and triple checked our supplies, and had unassembled bookshelves taking up space in our living room.
However! Whilst trolling Craigslist furniture listings, I discovered that someone in our area was selling an Ikea sectional (lightly used) for $500 less than the original price. We wanted a sectional, we didn't want to spend $900, we had liked this specific style of sectional when we visited Ikea, clearly we had to get it. That meant, of course, that we had to finish the project first, so that we could fit our shiny (almost) new couch in the apartment!
Well. After much Sturm und Drang, and one improperly measured and drilled hole, we have constructed the bookcase/tv hutch!
( Learn How! )
