I Think It's Gonna Rain . . .
You know . . . I bought this coffee table at IKEA. And I expected it to be black, like the display model. But I got it home and it was a very light wood color. That's ok, I guess, but I really like black, and I really wanted a black coffee table.
I thought about putting the coffee table, unassembled, back in the box. But I said "fuck it," and I put it all together. Maybe I'd come to love my cream-colored table. I spent a few hours putting it together. It was kinda fun. Smash was confused, and he kept attacking the bag with all the hardware in it.
Eventually, I built a nice table. But I wasn't satisfied. Sure, I had a table. I had a coffee table. The exact style I liked. But it's not what I wanted. I feel unsatisfied and . . . empty.
Today, I found out that even the display model wasn't actually black - it was "espresso." So even what I was aiming for wasn't really what I wanted.
So now maybe I'll paint it black, like the Rolling Stones. But I wonder if it'll look as good as it would if it had come black from the store. The wood grain won't show through, and I don't know how I feel about that. On the other hand, if I paint it, the table will be black, not espresso or cream, which is exactly what I wanted.
So what else am I supposed to do? Maybe I'll wait until I graduate and get a job and I'll just start all over. And I can give my coffee table to an undergrad who wants one that color.
But maybe by then I will have grown attached. I don't know.
I thought about putting the coffee table, unassembled, back in the box. But I said "fuck it," and I put it all together. Maybe I'd come to love my cream-colored table. I spent a few hours putting it together. It was kinda fun. Smash was confused, and he kept attacking the bag with all the hardware in it.
Eventually, I built a nice table. But I wasn't satisfied. Sure, I had a table. I had a coffee table. The exact style I liked. But it's not what I wanted. I feel unsatisfied and . . . empty.
Today, I found out that even the display model wasn't actually black - it was "espresso." So even what I was aiming for wasn't really what I wanted.
So now maybe I'll paint it black, like the Rolling Stones. But I wonder if it'll look as good as it would if it had come black from the store. The wood grain won't show through, and I don't know how I feel about that. On the other hand, if I paint it, the table will be black, not espresso or cream, which is exactly what I wanted.
So what else am I supposed to do? Maybe I'll wait until I graduate and get a job and I'll just start all over. And I can give my coffee table to an undergrad who wants one that color.
But maybe by then I will have grown attached. I don't know.
I agree - paint it black. Then paint a badass skull and crossbones on it.
Then, perhaps, a cute puppy, for the ladies.
I think you should return it. The espresso table will look almost black, and it will look trendier than a black-painted table.
You should encase it in black velour.
You see a cream table and you want to paint it black?
Do it, say I! It'll be a fun project, and you'll get -exactly- what you wanted.
Either that or the black velour thing, but I hear that's a bitch to keep clean.
i think you should paint each section a different color.