Furnished!

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apartment, desk, downsizing, footprint, high ceilings, kitchen table, New York City, organization, small spaces, storage, studio

I’m finally furnished and somewhat organized!

And what a relief!  The littlest things became somewhat nightmarish experiences (well, maybe I’m exaggerating just a bit 😉 but nonetheless a big hassle).

In the end, adjusting to a small space is not that difficult.  The key is to take advantage of high ceilings, add the necessary storage, and be organized.  For now, I opted against a sofa chair and figured a kitchen table and desk were more important.  After all, I do need to invite my friends for some home cooked meals 🙂

At first, I was a little concerned on downsizing to a studio apartment, but now I think my small studio isn’t so small.  Living on a smaller footprint isn’t so bad.

Now, that I’m pretty much settled, the fun can begin!  Stay tuned… .

Delivered & Installed

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assembly, bernhard chair, delivery, desk, furniture, Ikea, installation, mini-breakdown, New York City

I woke up bright and early this morning excited and anticipating my Ikea furniture delivery.  Only if I knew… An Ikea delivery, assembly, and installation are not as simple as I expected.

Once the delivery men showed up, they went over the list of items to be assembled and installed.  Somebody at Ikea thoroughly screwed up!!!  Only half of the items to be fixed to the wall were on the assembly list.  Umm … yeah, that’s totally not going to work!  I’m totally capable of assembling Ikea furniture, the point was the installation to the walls!  However, the $7.00 desk lamp was on the installation list – boggles my mind.  Last time I checked, I’m fully capable of screwing in a lightbulb.  Of course, a few other items that I expressly stated that I would do myself were on the list.  Ugh!

After three LONG phone calls to Ikea, and almost a mini-breakdown on my end … we were finally in business!

I was ready to swear off Ikea by the end of the day, but realistically, that’s not going to happen as my desk is still on back order.  Arrival anticipated this weekend, hopefully and unfortunately, I will probably be heading back to Ikea next week.  Although, next time, I will be in charge of assembly.

Six hours later, the semi-final end product …

Once the desk is in place, it’ll all be complete (at least for this section of the room).  I still need a kitchen table and maybe a sofa chair.  [Bernhard check out the chair 🙂 named after you, same spelling and all … I knew I had to have it … he he he]