In August of 2019 I was gifted this armoire on BuyNothing. It took 4 people and our truck to get it out of the house it was in and into our storage unit. I planned to use it on one wall of my new office, once it was built.
But plans changed last year and the wall would probably never be built. So I decided to put it where the bookcase had been. I spent months trying to organize 4 strong people to move it. But I just couldn’t get them here at once. So I bit the bullet and called a local moving company on Tuesday and had them move it.
I had legs for it and debated about putting them on while the movers were here to lift it. But I decided not to as I would not have to clean under it if it sat on the floor. I put protective pads under each corner instead.
It is built of solid wood, not MDF, and very sturdy. It had been in a children’s area and used for storage of their craft materials. It had marker, tape, crayon, and whatever on it and needed a good scrubbing. It obviously had been expensive and it had been painted with good quality paint. It stood up to the scrubbing very well and looks almost new.
In preparation for the movers, I finished cleaning all of this ⅔ of the office, except the big bookcase. I got the stuff moved back from the area so they’d have plenty of room to maneuver.
It sure is good to have that project off my mind. Now I just have to load it up with all the stuff that’s been elsewhere.
Love a bargain - even better, if it's free! Bloody heavy that old furniture. But well worth the labour and effort to get it in place.