Owning a couch, especially a big SEXtional couch, feels like SUCH a serious commitment to me... more serious than any "committed" romantic relationship. As a friend observed recently, breaking up with a person doesn't require a moving truck, but breaking up with a couch does. I haven't owned a couch in over a decade, and that isn't an accident. Owning couches is something that grown-ups do, and I don't really want to be a grown-up. Part of me is still stuck in the teenaged phase of my life - that's the same part that really loved being a semi-nomadic rock climber for so many years. And a couch definitely does not fit into THAT life style.
But I am living in a house now - a house with a big, empty living room!
So after weeks of debating about what was the right choice for seating/laying in my living room - we seriously considered just having wall to wall mattresses - I boldly ordered this huge SEXtional couch from Ikea. I don't love buying from big box stores, I would much rather buy second-hand or artisan products. So I didn't feel great about that, but in this case my other desires won out. I wanted comfort, function, style - all at a reasonable price point. So Ikea got my money.
And YOU get to watch the process of me putting it together!
Here's what the boxes looked like when they arrived:
And here's me doing a little strip tease to take off some layers and get ready to follow the fun Ikea instructional drawings and put this thing together!👇🏽
(What follows are six little videos of the whole process, which happened over multiple days - for premium members)
What isn't pictured here is the emotional breakdown that ensued, the day after the couch arrived. The color was not what I had anticipated, and it just seemed like SUCH A HUGE COMMITMENT!!
"OMG what have I done? Is this the biggest mistake of my life? 🙈
Thankfully, as you'll be able to see from all the videos, I persevered and put the thing together. I didn't try to return it, even though I thought about it. And now, I love how it looks and feels!
Many thanks to my beloved, Max, for the videography and for getting in there with me and getting it done. I had this notion that I would assemble it myself, but wow was I grateful for his help...
