Cartoons terrify me. They are the EXACT, POLAR OPPOSITE of shelves and shelf organization. They are hand-drawn, non-existent, intangible. They are meaningless, frivolous, and empty. Whereas shelves and shelving units are durable, functional, stylish, bold, and assist in keeping one’s life organized and tidy, these horrible cartoons do nothing but defeat the purpose of spare time. Time which is allotted by the creator for CLEANING and ORGANIZING. Certainly not for watching hand-drawn (or heaven forbid, COMPUTER-drawn) cartoons frolic and have adventures and tell jokes and fall off cliffs. I’ll put a tall cabinet, wall mount shelving, wood wall shelving, or any other wall shelving systems up against any of these cartoons, any day of the week. If you could open my mind and peer into my darkest nightmare, you’d see this:
Not pretty. Not at all. And that’s why I was so torn while surfing the values contained within Stacks And Stacks’ “Wood and Composite Wood Wall Shelves” section. I stumbled across a pair of 2 Wall Scones. I was intrigued after setting eyes on the item’s smaller “thumbnail” (a computer insider term), so I clicked through to view the entire item. I was instantly taken aback. Shocked. The two opposite sides of my mind completed for dominance; I was unsure how to proceed. Here was a Wall Sconce that was old-world classic, eye-catching, and featured plenty of customizability. And yet, it was represented not by a photograph, but — chillingly — by a cartoon:
I have no idea why the company responsible for this great set of Wall Sconces decided to go with a cartoon for their product’s advertisements, but at the end of the day, I have to thank them. They allowed me the opportunity to face my fear; to push back against the wall of fire in my mind; to temporarily disconnect my hatred and distrust of hand drawn cartoons. And I did. I ordered six sets worth of these terrific looking sconces. Friends, when your mind is locked in a deadly battle against itself, tearing apart the very fabric of it’s own existence, struggling for control of your very soul, there is a simple cure. Spend money. I did, and I feel great. And so on.
Wall Sconces Pair of 2. Highly Recommended.
