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// Assembling a Lommarp 
// Story: Twilight Tries... 
// by Peni Parker 
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Hi there, everypony, and welcome to another episode of Twilight Tries!

In today’s episode, I’m going to try…assembling a Lommarp!

Now I’m sure you’re probably asking yourself right now, ‘What the hay is a Lommarp and why does it need assembling?’ Well, allow me to explain. 

A Lommarp isn’t actually just one thing. It’s an entire series of furniture offered by IKEA that includes cabinets, desks, media stands, and bookcases. Now obviously I’m not going to be assembling everything under the Lommarp name because I don’t need that many pieces of furniture. Plus that would take too long. No, I’ll just be assembling one of the Lommarp bookcases today.

If you’re wondering why I need a bookcase, you can just look behind me for your answer.

Do you see that empty space over there? Yeah, kind of unappealing. I needed something to fill that space with and I figured, ‘Hey, why not a bookcase? It's always good to have more storage space for books.’

So, I went to IKEA and bought myself a bookcase.

You know, I guess I should’ve just said that I would be trying to assemble a bookcase instead of a Lommarp, but saying Lommarp sounded better to me for some reason. I guess that’s just because it’s fun to say Lommarp.

Lommarp.

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Looommarp.

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Looommmaaarrrp.

Hehe.

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I’ll stop now.

Anyways, as I’m sure many of you know practically anything you get from IKEA you have to assemble yourself, and I’ve never assembled a piece of furniture before. Hence today’s episode!

If you’ll look over here, you’ll see that I have the unassembled Lommarp, the assembly instructions, and a tool kit that I borrowed from my friend Applejack.

That should be everything, so let’s get started!

Obviously the first thing we want to do is look at the instructions, so let’s see what it is we’re supposed to do first.

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Hmm, I’m noticing a distinct lack of words on these instructions. It seems to be all in pictures.

That’s…interesting.

Oh, but it looks like this one picture is telling me that I shouldn’t be assembling this alone. I should have somepony else helping me.

Well, if that’s what the instructions say.

Spike! Can you help me put this Lommarp together!

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Great. Thanks, Spike.

So with Spike here now we can get to the assembly!

Okay, so the first thing we want to do is take one of these shelf pieces and insert four wooden pegs into it.

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Um, yeah. I think that’s a shelf piece, Spike.

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Well there are no words on these instructions. Not even descriptions or labels for the individual pieces.

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Okay, well, it has holes on the side like in the picture, so I think that’s it.

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Good.

Now, we take the two long sides and screw in two small attachment screws into the two centermost holes on each.

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Yeah, it’d probably be better if I just showed you the picture, Spike.

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See, like this.

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All right, now we attach these long side pieces to the shelf we just put the pegs into.

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Great! 

Now we need to secure it with these little, um…securing pieces?

*SIGH*

I really the instructions at least gave names for the pieces so that I know what to call them.

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Okay, all secure.

Next, we need to find the bottom piece.

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I…think that’s it?

Hang on, Spike, there’s a picture here that shows the bottom piece next to the top piece with an X through it so we don’t accidentally use that.

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You’re right, they do look pretty similar. But notice that the bottom piece has more holes, so I think this is the top piece.

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Yep, that’s definitely the bottom piece.

Okay, now that we have the correct piece we need to put four wooden pegs into the corners.

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Good.

Now we attach it to the two side pieces and screw it in with six long screws using the Allen wrench.

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The Allen wrench is the one that looks like an L, Spike.

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Perfect!

Okay, next we need to attach the back. Looks like it just slides up the two side pieces.

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Looks good.

Now we, need to put four really tiny plastic pegs through the holes in the center of the back.

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Yeah, I think that’s them, Spike.

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Yep, easy enough.

So now we need the top piece and we’re going to put four wooden pegs into that.

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Yeah, that piece we thought was the bottom earlier.

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Okay, then we attach it to the two side pieces and screw it in with six long screws using the Allen wrench.

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Uh-huh, just like the bottom.

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Good.

This is really coming together nicely, don’t you think, Spike?

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Well I think it looks good so far. And besides, we’re not done yet.

Next we’re going to assemble the accent piece. At least I think that’s what it’s called.

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Nothing from IKEA comes pre-assembled, Spike. That’s how it’s so affordable.

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Yes, I know I can afford more expensive furniture, but I really like the Lommarp style. It’s what goes with the rest of the room.

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Considering how you feel about Rarity I really don’t like it when you compare me to her.

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Okay, okay. 

Look, we’re getting off track here. Can we just get back to finishing this thing?

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Thank you.

Now, these are what the accent pieces look like.

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Good.

So now we need to screw in two small screws into the centermost holes on each side.

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Yeah, those holes.

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Okay, now we need to insert a wooden peg into the each of the two side accent pieces.

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What do you mean there aren’t anymore wooden pegs, Spike?

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Well there have to be more. Look, that’s what the picture in the instructions is showing.

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Maybe we just accidentally kicked them or something. 

Let’s look around the room for them.

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Find them yet, Spike?

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No, me neither.

Just keep looking.

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Yeah, I think you’re right, Spike. We’re just missing them.

I can’t believe this! How the heck are we supposed to assemble this thing without all the pieces?

I have to say, I expected more from IKEA.

*SIGH*

Whelp, we might as well start disassembling this thing.

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Well yeah, we have to disassemble it, Spike. 

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Because I have to return it, and do you think they’re just going to take it back half-assembled like this?

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It’s not a matter of cost, Spike, it’s a matter of principle! I’m not going to let them get away with selling me a shoddy product!  

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Okay, fine. We can get some lunch first.

Well, everypony, I think I’m just going to stop things here because I don’t think any of you care about watching me disassemble a half-assembled Lommarp.

Sorry it ended this way, but as always thanks for watching Twilight Tries and I’ll see you next time!

So what do you want for lunch, Spike?