Furniture Saga: After the break

The net in the office is so slow, it can put stories in soap-operas to shame. So could not post anything for a week or so. *sigh*

Anyway ... this is where the furniture saga is poised right now. They created the structure super-fast, max 3 days. But after that, its been a loooong process; just when you think you can hang your pants there, they start doing it nail by nail.

Once the plywood-only structure is ready, they will start putting the veneer on it. You see, veneer is a very smart thing: it creates an illusion that your furniture is made out of fine wood (with names that sound beeeautiful: mahogany, sapelle, macore, beech, oak, ash and so on), while at heart it is as plain as plywood. The alternative to veneer is laminate; but then the beauty is just not there: veneer is real wood with all its grains in full blow while laminate is just another man-made thing ;-). We got Macore veneer for the bedroom and American White-ash for the book-case. We should see how they look in few days, but the initial feeling is good.

We are planning to trek this weekend. The weekend after that is extended, so we will be off to the jungle and probably also a beach. I am also planning to revive my long lost love for still-life. Thats more photos and more ramblings here.