Dismantling the Beast

To do the floors and paint the walls, we knew we had to do something about the Ikea wardrobes in the bedroom. What was an act of kindness by the previous owners in leaving these pieces behind, now appears to be a big mistake on our part. These wardrobes are typical Ikea -- they are beasts that cannot be moved without serious risk of injury to themselves and others. The plan was to dismantle one of them, and then move the other two into the kitchen while the floors were done. Then move them out of the kitchen for the painting. And then move them back into the kitchen when it came time to do the final coat of finish on the floor. And of course, one last move back into the bedroom.

The dismantling went so-so. There was some breakage in areas where the wardrobe's own weight caused some splintering in the faux-wood panels. Colin and I managed to work fairly well together as a team on this. And maybe even laugh a little (afterwards). I even let him use the drill (once)... Did I mention I love the drill?

Once the first one was dismantled, we tried to see how we could move the other two. Well, it didn't go so well. W could barely move these two inches without serious swaying and creaking and overall menace, we knew that moving them three to four times in the course of two weeks would be a nightmare. Thus, we're getting rid of them. We'll redesign the walk-in closet and see how it manages to serve our needs. And maybe we'll add a single wardrobe at some point if necessary. This is an ultimatum for the both of us to get rid of cloths we never wear.