The Ikea boxes arrived today, nearly a cubic meter of flatness, at least according to one of the lists I received. After dinner tonight, we verified that all items on the list had actually arrived. Then we worked together to construct one of the smallest cabinets and got the basic box done. Most of the instructions are in goofy little pictures, not necessarily clear until you've created one, but the thing feels sturdy and it went together neatly.
We decided to quit while we're ahead. So next time we're both available, we'll try attaching the hinges and figure out if the doors go on before or after hanging on the wall.
I may attempt the other one or two small cabinets on my own and we'll continue constructing as we're available. There are eleven cabinets in all, some with more goombahs on them than others -- shelves, drawers, and so on.
We'll also need to clear out the kitchen -- empty the cabinets, clear off the counters, take things off walls.
Our builder was very kind and said that if we can't get it all done by our self-imposed date, he has other things to keep him busy. It's hard to know how long it will all take. But so far, so good and we'll keep plugging away at it.
Oh, and the builder suddenly realized that the friend who recommend him to me is working on her kitchen. After some discussion back and forth, it sounds like she will take at least some of the cabinets off my hands. I'll probably freecycle the rest, or at least attempt to do so.
Oh, and I'm playing with twitter and some of my twits (tweets?) are visible on the right side of this page. Comments are welcome.
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