Bedroom Redo

 Timmy's beloved bunk bed with slide met with an unfortunate fate when the supports holding the slats into place splintered from the frame. We were extremely lucky that the bed did not collapse while Timmy was in it. We were hoping to wait until we moved to upgrade Timmy's furniture but we were forced to speed up our timeline. 

Yesterday Scott and I worked nonstop in Timmy's room. We disassembled the old bed while the boys hauled the pieces out. After the old bed was removed we set out to assemble the new one. The size and weight of the box forced us to unbox outside. The boys ferried the pieces and parts up the stairs and into Timmy's room where I frantically tried to keep everything organized. 

The bed, a bunk bed with loft combo, was a beast to assemble. Scott and I have been assembling furniture from a box together for nearly 25 years. We have become adept at working together to get the job done without creating or harboring hard feelings. Before we start any project we always hug, say I love yous and offer no hard feelings for anything that might be said or done during the assembly. No matter how difficult the assembly process, and we have tackled some projects for which we were woefully ill equipped,  we will not hold onto the anger when we are done. 

Scott and I are good at working together but, unfortunately, neither of us are terribly talented at visualization or understanding minimalist directions. We always put pieces together incorrectly, forcing us to disassemble and reassemble numerous times. Yesterday was no exception, although we felt victorious that we only had to disassemble twice and we only have one 'construction personalization' one the bed. (A construction personalization refers to the situations where we have to improvise with a different screw or piece to make the parts fit together.

Nearly five hours after we started, Scott and I emerged from Timmy's room unscathed. The new bed was upright and sturdy, delighting Timmy. He immediately climbed to the top and surveyed the new view. The project was a beast but his smile made it worth the effort!