tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post7314935395403947687..comments2023-05-01T05:00:30.824-04:00Comments on Paddling upstream: Some Assembly RequiredCanoezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-51768448767233998962011-01-30T05:59:19.038-05:002011-01-30T05:59:19.038-05:00I insist on us taking a day off work to go to IKEA...I insist on us taking a day off work to go to IKEA in the UK. It's like hell itself on a weekend. Done it twice at the weekend and swore never to do it again.<br /><br />Our 2 got IKEA desks too. I couldn't have bought the timber for the price they charged.<br /><br />Agree about your concerns for durability. I think it's fine so long as you don't move it around. If we ever move house, I think that will be the biggest challenge it will face.iwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634796111814286448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-28553991607316507192011-01-24T19:36:18.216-05:002011-01-24T19:36:18.216-05:00@David - I certainly hope we can make this furnitu...@David - I certainly hope we can make this furniture last as well as yours has. Sadly, I have two kids equipped with spoons!<br /><br />@Cat - the room that DD's desk went into is what once was the "formal" dining room and has been the kid's play room. It is on the south side of our house and has nice light. I ultimately imagine it as a home office space with the desk, and the shelf hanging on the wall above it and a few "Billy" bookshelves in the corner. I'd like a pair of Poang chairs and foot-stools for a reading space, but think we'll need something slightly more compact for the space.Canoezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-46450734874521608292011-01-24T08:32:06.899-05:002011-01-24T08:32:06.899-05:00Hilarous! Sounds like a perfectly typical Ikea exp...Hilarous! Sounds like a perfectly typical Ikea experience. Over twenty-five years or so I have shopped at Ikea perhaps 50 times, the majority of purchases being small goods such as table cloths and mats, linen rugs, picture frames, kitchen accessories, and the like. I have probably bought a half dozen pieces of furniture, several over 20 years old, and in active use. If you take care of it (keep it clean, dry, and don't let it get crushed) it tends to be able to last forever. Gotta get me one of those corkscrews!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482362212477885027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425836617756602936.post-82910583964346537422011-01-24T07:53:21.408-05:002011-01-24T07:53:21.408-05:00I was very impressed with the IKEA in Atlanta--it&...I was very impressed with the IKEA in Atlanta--it's an experience, alright.<br /><br />I ended up getting a "Poang" chair that I had admired at a friend's house. I was also very impressed with how straightforward the assembly directions were. Someone put a lot of design effort in creating a chair that 1) works as a chair when put together 2) packs into a small space before it's put together and 3) <i>is easy to put together.</i><br /><br />Having designed a few thises and thats (the canoe-lifter and the canoe rack most recently), those are three design requirements that are not easy to overlap.<br /><br />I'm quite happy with Poang so far, but we'll have to see how it holds up long term.Cat Sittingstillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062115138900062729noreply@blogger.com