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THE SAGA OF MALM
Aug. 6th, 2007 09:26 amSo, our relatively new king-sized bed broke. Not from some sort of acrobatic deviance, but rather from A.) an incorrectly-installed cross-brace that created undue outward force on the side walls, and B.) our general heftyness.
It was from IKEA. It was a MALM. Since the rest of the bed was in fine shape, we bought the cheaper *queen* version, the idea being that they're the same *length*, so we'll just replace the broken side.
We got it home and, upon opening the box, realized that in the six short months since we bought the first bed, IKEA has in their infinite wisdom changed the color called "medium brown". Not changed the name, mind you... just the color. So, the new replacement piece doesn't match the old frame. Which means we have to replace the whole bed after all (with the pricier king version). Aaaargh! Damn Swedes and their ever-changing color tastes.
So, we returned the unusable queen bedframe to IKEA last night, and tried to buy a new king frame in the updated color... only to find they're out of stock until next week. Curses!
Guess we'll be living the college life for a week, with our mattress on the floor.
It was from IKEA. It was a MALM. Since the rest of the bed was in fine shape, we bought the cheaper *queen* version, the idea being that they're the same *length*, so we'll just replace the broken side.
We got it home and, upon opening the box, realized that in the six short months since we bought the first bed, IKEA has in their infinite wisdom changed the color called "medium brown". Not changed the name, mind you... just the color. So, the new replacement piece doesn't match the old frame. Which means we have to replace the whole bed after all (with the pricier king version). Aaaargh! Damn Swedes and their ever-changing color tastes.
So, we returned the unusable queen bedframe to IKEA last night, and tried to buy a new king frame in the updated color... only to find they're out of stock until next week. Curses!
Guess we'll be living the college life for a week, with our mattress on the floor.
