Jason's Log Furniture Reviews

Here in the heart of the Midwest, football season is well underway.  That, along with the song of the tree locusts, is one of the first indicators that fall and eventually winter is right around the corner.  Nights become cooler, long summer days shift to shorter daylight hours, and outside decorations evolve into pumpkins, gourds, corn shocks, and hay bales.  Warm comfort food like chili, soups, and casseroles are commonly served to ward off the chill.

Fall temperatures can really fluctuate and wreak havoc on someone who is sensitive to the cold.  We experienced the first nip of fall chill this past weekend and I was left searching my closet for warm sweatshirts, pants, and socks.  I even turned our fireplace on to inject a little more warmth into our living room.  The flames and heat made the room very cozy.  I could have just curled up and enjoyed that spot for the rest of the day.

To get our kids out of the house and enjoy a little family time together, we decided to go to the mall to walk around since chilly and damp weather was not conducive to outside activities.  As we journeyed around the various stores, we came across a display in one store that really caught my eye.  It was a living room layout, lit warmly and accentuated with some rustic decor.  The red cedar log sofa in the display was so warm and welcoming, I felt like I was at home in front of my fireplace all over again.

If I were to describe the perfect place to chase away the chill of fall, it would be on a comfy couch with a fire roaring, my family surrounding me, a good movie on television, and a steaming bowl of chili in my hands.  Life doesn’t get much better than that!

Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 JHE’s Log Furniture Place

I think that we’ve probably all seen “those” commercials, even if you haven’t paid much attention to them.  A certain large group insurance company made quite a number of them, and the central theme was the ease with which even those who were completely clueless about computers could navigate the insurance giant’s website.  Neanderthal cavemen were at the center of the spoof, showing the audience how a wooden-club yielding society was still able to figure out how to use a newfangled computer to place claims and get insurance estimates.

I’m not here to talk about cavemen, insurance, or computers.  But I do want to share an experience that my family had recently.  It brings a chuckle to me when I think about it.

My husband is not very handy.  He is the first to admit it.  Around our house, if there is a home repair project that needs to be done, we usually look up the number of the nearest handyman to take care of it.  Hiring outside help is worth it to us; the job gets done and no one in our household has been stressed out by the process.  We just write a check and are thankful to the fellow that has helped us out.

However, recently every handy skill my husband possesses was called into action.  As anyone who has ordered rustic furniture from JHE’s Log Furniture Place knows, most pieces are delivered to your home requiring some degree of assembly.  This enables JHE’s to keep shipping costs down, which is a savings extended to you through the free shipping of most items.

The project at hand? To complete an outdoor seating group. You see, I recently ordered a Contoured Comfort Log Lounge Chair and matching Contoured Comfort Round Log Coffee Table.  Knowing about the required assembly, and fully aware of my present inability to put these items together because of my very large baby belly, I was pretty concerned about how my husband would handle the joining together of the chair and table pieces.  However, I pressed forward with the order and convinced myself to have confidence in what handyman skills my man does possess.

I’m happy to report that a few days after delivery and only a couple of mishaps later, the completed seating arrangement is set outside of our house and has received the compliments of the neighbors.  My husband did admit to me that he installed a few screws incorrectly and does need to go back and re-install them, but all in all it was a job well done that he was rightfully proud of.

Picturing how it all went down, I can’t help but think of those cavemen, gathered around the computer, trying to figure out how to work that darned computer thingy to make their insurance work for them.  My husband probably utilized the wisdom and maybe even the expertise of some handy guys when he put the chairs together at his workplace, but at least the chair and table arrived safely assembled at our house and he seemed none the worse for the experience.  Assembly so easy, even a caveman can do it.  It sounds a bit like a new slogan.

  Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 JHE’s Log Furniture Place