Marc Assembles a Bed Late at Night

The other night I was watching Doctor Who on BBC-A because I'm a giant nerd, and decided I'd try to assemble the loft bed that was just delivered to me from IKEA. It was about 9:00, but I'd had a few Vitamin Waters that day and was feeling up to the challenge.


This was the first step. It wasn't so bad, but I read the instructions wrong and had to re-construct this arch again x2, because there's one for each side of the bed. Approximate time: 9:40pm.


At this point I need someone to help me hold up both sides while I screw in crossbars. I tried to do it by myself for a while by rigging up some heavy boxes, counter-weights, and an ellaborate system of pulleys and levers; but the sides kept falling on my head.


The next series of pictures should be Julianne helping me put this thing together, but there were only two of us so there was no one to take pictures...


Frame is together, futon mattress (compliments of Cassie and Adam) is in place. Approximate time: 11:30pm.


Those are 600 thread count sheets, ladies. You'll love them...

But I don't recommend sleeping in this bed. Here are all the extra parts that were left over... I don't know where they go:


So, you know, just keep that in mind.