Good grief we're tired. I knew moving in to an empty house would be difficult, but I underestimated just how hard it would be. For one thing the floors are tile, I think my feet and calves are not yet enjoying that surface. We had tile at the Ten Star house without issues, so I'm hoping my extremities will quit complaining.
Here is some non-specific complaining about things. We're all familiar with the small plastic baskets that we put in drawers to keep stuff organized. Do you think the two dollars stores down the street would carry those? Nope. That's a dollar store staple, at least it used to be.
Furniture. As I previously mentioned, we need two dressers. We went to Ashley Furniture to see what they had. They had a line on the internet that was MDF, not great stuff, but it holds the clothes up. They will not assemble it. It's made in Viet Nam, shipped in flat packs, and they will not assemble, even if you pay them. What that tells me is that the holes for the cam locks don't line up and it's more trouble that it's worth. All this for the princely sum of $800. Even in the more expensive lines, you have to pay them to assemble it. When did this happen?
So, I am now contemplating Craig's list and sources like that. Our biggest problem is that we're old, we're not strong people anymore, so getting massive pieces of wood into the house is a problem.
I took these yesterday. It actually hit 80F(26C).
Those are Red Barrel cactus, I love the way they glow in the sun.
I could go on about the 47th president, but I think I'll just give it a rest. OK, if you want some depressing reading from The New Republic, go here.
OK! Back on our heads.
Facebook marketplace often has dressers for sale.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a IKEA nearby? They have an assembly on site option.
ReplyDeleteThat was me by the way. Another option might be to call in a Task Rabbit.
DeleteMy daughter finds so much on Facebook marketplace. I'm envious. Technology got so far ahead of my 25 year old TV that Roku quit. My daughter bought a nice little replacement for $50. I wondered how one could find such a nice piece on FB and she said "Oh, you know. Kid's through college, the kids are gone, etcetcetc."
ReplyDeleteElectronics changes fast. Televisions are getting bigger and thinner. Those who just have to have the latest sell their older ones that are 100% functional. Sounds like you got a good deal Joanne.
DeleteCripes. $800 for flat pack? We always buy old furniture. Are there estate sales and/or auctions near you?
ReplyDeleteThere are estates sales, but the problem is we don't think we can carry a dresser into the house.
Deleteno Ikea there? you have to assemble but the holes do line up. no teenage boys in the neighborhood you could get to help move stuff in? moving into a house with your stuff is one thing. furnishing an empty one? kind of a throwback to younger years, mortar block and board shelves and other scavenged items.
ReplyDeleteThere is an Ikea, but it's an hour and a half drive.
DeleteOur IKEA will deliver...but not every country has the same service
DeleteMoving is definitely not easy. Good luck with finding the furniture and plastic containers you need. Our $ stores still carry them...an entire aisle in Dollarama this week.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of the cacti!
If you take the drawers out of dressers, they usually aren't impossible to move. We moved ourselves into our house in 2022, furniture and all, and with the use of a hand truck, managed to move heavy things I thought we could never do on our own, being old farts as well. The most difficult thing was carrying the 77" flatscreen (new) to put it on the entertainment center (which we ordered, came in three pieces, all solid wood, and weighed a ton as well). Use cardboard or something else under furniture to help it slide across the tile floors is another trick. You can do it - don't sell yourselves short!
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