Six weeks later they arrived and Tobes excitedly began the construction phase. He quickly realised that walls in victorian houses are not straight and floors aren't flat and that generally flitting anything square in our house was going to be a complete nightmare. After the first day he was still smiling (just) and happily stood back as I admired a days worth of handy work.
The second day didn't go quite so well. I got a voicemail at around midday from Toby declaring that he was on his way to the hospital because he had a piece of saw stuck in his hand...disaster. Luckily after a few hours in A&E, a load of x-rays and somewhat humiliating conversation with a nurse about why exactly he thought Savlon would help get a piece of metal out of his hand he was out and surprisingly nonchalant about the saw versus hand situation. Although handicapped he powered on and after a whole lot of sanding and almost having a mental breakdown over trying to keep the paint on the units and off the walls they were finished. And they are beautiful.
For the bargain price of £183 each we have two perfectly fitting units either side of our fireplace. We'd previously been told that they would cost around £1800 so we consider this a result. Jali are on to a winner and I can't speak highly enough of them and their laser cut MDF. So much so that I've taken it upon myself to be their resident Surrey salesperson. I've passed on Jali's details to about ten people who are seeking furniture that actually fits rather than paying a fortune in John Lewis for a unit that kind of fits. Happy days.
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