Project Wardrobe

My gracious roommate and I attempted to assemble and move my 6+foot wardrobe last night. (you'll recall that this is the wardrobe I purchased from the not-projects). Aaanyway, I confirmed my developing belief that Ikea stuff is only good for 1 generation.

This thing is heavy, tall, and wide. We got it assembled as much as possible outside of my bedroom (where there's room to do so) and then, after great effort to clear a pathway, moved it inside my bedroom . Then we attempted to right it. A crashing buckling was heard, instantly sending mystified question marks through our respective heads as we tried to make heads or tails of what catastrophe was going to result from this uncontrollably collapsing structure. When the noise was over and the dust settled, I found myself sitting under a mountain of wood. My roommate was still standing, holding some parts of the wooden wardrobe in her petrified hands.

Close inspection revealed the consequences: broken dowels and torn particle board, causing gaping holes where screws were supposed to make a tight fit. This means that I won't be able to give this thing a second try. While I still support bargain hunting and used furniture, perhaps once-used Ikea products cannot honestly be deemed "furniture."

from this:

to this:

so sad!