As I mentioned briefly in the last post, Tim and I spent a good amount of time at IKEA debating various purchases. In the bathroom section, we went back and forth between which sink/sink cabinet combinations we preferred. My top choice was the simplistic and economical MOLGER sink frame for $45. However, the only two sinks that fit this stand were a little to modern for Tim's taste. Tim preffered the VITVIKEN sink which measured about 32" wide and 19" deep. The MOLGER sink frame measured 19" deep, but the narrowest width available was 39". After much debating, Tim convinced me that he could mount the VITVKEN sink on MOLGER frame and use the excess 6" to create a small shelf for toiletries. We agreed on this compromise, but because I was still a little skeptical, Tim made me promise that if it turned out well that I would blog about it (hence, this blog post). So....we placed our order for the mis-matched sink and frame and headed to the furniture pick-up where we picked up all the things we had ordered that day.
Late Thursday night (Move-Out Eve), Kevin and Nick F. began assembling the MOLGER sink stand. They were almost finished (and extremely pleased with themselves) when I noticed that some of the pieces looked extremely long. I measured them and realized that the IKEA furniture pick-up dude had given us the 55" frame instead of the 39" frame. This was extremely distressing because IKEA was 3 hours away and because we could not turn the water on to the house until all the sinks and faucets were installed.
On Friday morning, Seth called to let us know what time they would be arriving in Bloomington later that night. He asked how things were going and I told him about our sink dilemma. Seth and Julie realized that they since the were driving through Cincinnati anyway to pick-up Nick C., they might be able to pick up a new sink frame for us! After working out a few details, we had a plan - they would stop at IKEA on the way and purchase the correctly sized MOLGER and then return ours on the way home. Phew - crisis averted!
So Friday night, Kevin and Nick F. were eager to assemble the correctly sized sink frame since they had done such and incredible job assembling the first one. They put the whole thing together in record time, while Tim and some others had gone to Lowe's for some last minute supplies. We excitedly placed the sink stand in its place in the bathroom and then lifted the VITVIKEN sink on top. This is when we realized the VITVIKEN's dirty little secret! While the front edge of the sink rested on the front edge of the MOLGER frame just as expected, the back edge of the sink jutted downward in two places so that it would not rest on the MOLGER frame at the same level. When we placed the sink on the frame, the back of the sink was a about an inch higher than the front due to its irregular shape. It resulted in a sink that was tilted forward like a pinball machine.
It was after 10:00 P.M. when Tim returned from Lowe's and I expected a frustrated and dejected response to our pinball machine bathroom sink. But he really surprised me with his "Can-do" attitude and began brainstorming about ways to fix it. He formulated a hypothesis and with the encouraging grunts of his dude bros, he carried the frame out the to saw, made a few cuts, and the problem was solved!
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| Kevin gave a few Tim Tayloresque celebratory grunts |
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