STUFF THAT HAS TO GO UPSTAIRS

I once owned a very beautiful old factory shoe rack (think of a big set of shelves on wheels).  It needed to go upstairs – it got stuck halfway up and just wouldn’t budge – I had to saw it in half and rejoin it once upstairs – my wife was cross – so was I, but it was the only solution.

At Nest we’re always looking for furniture that comes apart so that it will get through small spaces and up the stairs. But what I especially like is the furniture that was never originally made to come apart but suffered the same fate as my factory shoe rack.

We’ve had a surprisingly large amount over the years! It ranges from the beautifully dismantled to the ‘where’s my f***ing saw – you will f***king fit’! Furniture that comes apart is commonly known as ‘breakfront’ for obvious reasons.

On the same theme, people often mock the small door on the back of our delivery Landrover – words to the effect of ‘what a daft door’. BUT...it’s the same size as a standard front door...so...if it won’t go in the Landrover, it won’t go in a house – a very hand device!

Now, if some of our customers could just remember that just because something will fit in a space upstairs doesn’t mean it will fit on the way to the upstairs then life would be a little easier and we wouldn’t have to get the saw out!