Luxurious Black

I guess this post is a little overdue.

Clay Furniture installed all of the custom pieces on Friday (the 3rd), and it brings a smile to my face every time I see it. In every way, the furniture is perfect. Let's talk specifics:

• Workstation: The corner desk/storage unit was designed to allign with the existing soffit, and that is exactly how it turned out. This idea was to essentially give the soffit a "reason to be there." I've set up my Mac and PC, but as I predicted, it needs some tweaks. For example, my keyboard does not reach the pullout, so I may have to get a bluetooth keyboard (and a bluetooth adapter). It's a hassle, but I think it's work it. The keyboard pullouts themselves are crap, though. They require a great deal of effort to move and don't properly serve their purpose. Also, they have misread the plans by not building a door to the PC's CPU compartment. Although I could leave it, the idea was to conceal as many electronics as possible. I am working on some creative wiring to literally show 2 things on the surface: monitors.
• Fridge: Perhaps my most challenging obstacle was fixing the slew of problems that come associated with the fridge. The sized cabinet which contains the fridge was made lower than the other cabinets, and so it had it's own "fake floor." Don't ask me what that means, because I really have no idea. Whatever it is signficant of, the fridge required some problem solving to figure out that the magnetic sealing of the door contains a small pellet which, when placed at an angle, becomes stuck in the frame. The angle was due to the--suprise--fake floor! Well, who cares?
• TV: The television that I've ordered is expected to arrive on Monday, Nov 6 (my birthday), but currently the system wasn't built with the idea that a TV would sit on the cabinet. Actually--I'll be honest: it wasn't supposed to be a problem. The TV was going to be mounted on the wall, but given the difficulty of that task, the 'rents would like me to try out a non-mounted solution. As a result, they need to drill a hole so I can access the coaxial outlet on wall behing the fridge.
• DVD Storage: When I first received the proposal for the furniture, I wasn't really sure what the "DVD Storage" actually was. I figured that it would serve it's purpose: to hold a TV for bed viewing. Well, it does, but not completely. If it "stores" a DVD, don't you think they need to drill a hole to access the cords? These guys are so funny!
• Bedboard/Nightstands: I was also confused about this unit when I first read the proposal, but it has become clear. Actually, upon closer examination, the bedboard seems to just be a giant because of black-laminate wood. The nightstands are really great, though, because they appear to be attached to the board, forming one large and metro-looking bed. It came out very nice.

In other news, the TV seems to be encountering some tracking difficulties, but really--who cares? If you're reading this, you probably have better things to do, like scheduling your next appointment with your podiatrist or counting popcorn kernels.

Go do that.