The Monolith That Towers Over Me
Bigger is not always better. And, it doesn’t matter how you use. If you can’t get the damn thing through the doorway, it’s no use to you at all. Trimming it with a chain saw just doesn’t seem right. Power tools are just not the cure-all you’d like them to be.
Here is our beautiful beast.
It takes three grown men to move it and it won’t fit through one interior doorway in the house. It’s two inches too much, so it has to go. Anyone want an armoire? Come with $800 and a truck and it is yours. We’ll even help you load it.
Otherwise, it’s going to the antique store in Atkins, forever. Once it’s gone, we can refinish the hall floor too. I hope.
Here is our beautiful beast.
It takes three grown men to move it and it won’t fit through one interior doorway in the house. It’s two inches too much, so it has to go. Anyone want an armoire? Come with $800 and a truck and it is yours. We’ll even help you load it.
Otherwise, it’s going to the antique store in Atkins, forever. Once it’s gone, we can refinish the hall floor too. I hope.
Labels: Decrapification, woe
posted by John | 7:18 PM
10 Comments:
Most of the old oversized wardrobes "break-down" into smaller pieces, and then can be put back together. (one way they use to get these large pieces through doors) I learned this at an antique store once. maybe worth the try....maybe not....just a thought.
Man, if I lived in Arkansas I'd be RIGHT OVER to take it!!!!!
Just think, if you lived in Texas that thing would be ginormous! They say things are bigger in Texas but last time I was there it wasn't exactly true. Know wot I mean? Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink.
I'm sure you've checked it but I was gonna suggest what Jen said. I think it's more common over here (I hadn't seen it before I came over) but all our old ones are disassembleable. Inside they have simple wooden or metal 'tension brackets' which hold them together. Top comes off, bottom comes off and the rest comes apart.
Wow! That armoire is beautiful. And huge. Here's hoping Jen & Angus (love that name) are right.
What a beautiful wardrobe! I am also hoping Jen and Angus are correct. They just don't make furniture like that any more.
Thanks everyone.
First, I had no idea that a lot of older ones break-down. That is very cool and makes a lot of sense.
Second, the problem is that they still do make nice big armoires. This one was bought at an estate sale, but it probably isn't more than 15-20 years old. It is a reproduction which is made of some sort of "new" mahagony in Brazil or somewhere similar. The craftmanship isn't anywhere like it used to be though. To the makers' credit, most people don't notice unless they know what to look for. As far as I can tell, the armoire does not break-down. It would be a god-send if it did. I might give it another once over just incase.
In any case, you all definately gave me something to think about.
the armoire I'm making is dwarved by that behemoth. I'm making mine a break down, since I tested the top, and it doesn't make the corner at the top of the stairs.
I am not, not reveling in your misfortune, but the tags "decrapification" and "woe" are the first things to make me smile all day thru one bitchin' earache. I am reminded of the lovely camelback couch we ordered for a ground-floor brownstone apartment--back onto the truck it went. (Upper floors have handy "coffin turns" in many brownstones, but ours didn't.) Congratulations on Chain Saw Restraint.
If you were closer to Chicago, I would be tempted.
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