Bohemia Bunny

Goodbye C205

May 14th, 2008 by lynnylchan under My Life

On Saturday, 10th May 2008, I left the room I had been inhabiting for 7 semesters.

My life in boxes. To think that all this still managed to fit inside a goods-transport van. I seriously have way too much stuff.

Mess, mess everywhere!

The hub of my waking life - the desk/dining table/dresser where I slaved and slacked for many hours.

This is where I lived. I’ll always have fond memories of it. But I’m moving house, not being evicted, so no point or reason in being sad.

I also left behind a sizeable population of dust bunnies, so the cleaners had better get to the room before the new occupant does. Not that a room that’s about 6 square metres is going to be very difficult to clean, but those blinds are a bitch to wipe.

After the jump: Hello new room!

The labels, they explain everything! Aren’t the lamps pretty? S$19.90 for a set of 2 from IKEA. The mice have settled down just fine, thanks for asking.

The wardrobe qualifies as a very low-level IKEA hack: I have a mirror hanging on the side, because I wanted a decently long mirror and I can’t afford the wardrobes that have a mirror built-in. So, RAM mirror for S$9.90, a bit of elbow grease, and ta-da! Wardrobe with mirror!

I am very proud of my mini makeup cabinet, because I had to assemble it myself. This task involved hammering nails, something I’ve not done since 1999. Some sandpaper was also involved, because I greatly dislike splinters and the idea of getting one scares me very badly. So the plan is for me to stand in front of the makeup cabinet in the morning and “put on my face”. What to do, the MALM chest of drawers that I wanted was sold out, and anyway I have no space for a proper chest.

The shelf is the barebones edition. You can buy drawers and doors and other add-ons to make it a set of drawers or stuff like that, but I bought the basic configuration. It still works pretty well. The whole furniture setup for the room came to maybe 1100 dollars, not including little extras like the sofa and table outside, or the pot, pan and dishes. Maybe if IKEA ever comes up with a wishlist option, poor college students can furnish their homes on the generosity of friends.