{"id":36655,"date":"2018-02-22T12:11:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T12:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/Blog\/?p=36655"},"modified":"2020-07-09T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T22:02:00","slug":"top-tips-assembling-flat-pack-furniture-without-hassle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/top-tips-assembling-flat-pack-furniture-without-hassle\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture without any hassle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever take on a flat pack furniture project and ended up with not enough screws, pieces attached to the wrong places and an end product that looks nothing like the picture on the box, you need to find out where you\u2019re going wrong. It\u2019s so easy to get frustrated with assembling furniture, but more often than not, that frustration is entirely avoidable for you.Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36658\" style=\"width: 565px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36658\" class=\"wp-image-36658 \" src=\"https:\/\/furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture \" width=\"555\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You simply don\u2019t need that hassle; who does? You have a busy life and other things that demand your attention, so stop wasting your time on assembling flat pack furniture. It can be done quickly and efficiently once you know what you\u2019re doing and how to avoid the common pitfalls. Read on to learn about the top tips for assembling flat pack furniture which will spare you the hassle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36663\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36663\" class=\"wp-image-36663 \" src=\"https:\/\/furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-7-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"assembling flat pack furniture \" width=\"562\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-7-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-7-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-7-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">assembling flat pack furniture<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Create an Open Space Free From Obstructions Before You Start<\/h3>\n<p>Trying to assemble a flat pack piece of furniture demands space try using the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Living_room\" target=\"_blank\">living room<\/a> <\/strong>floor . If you try to get this done in a restricted area where there\u2019s not much free space for movement, you will risk damaging stuff in your home or making mistakes with the assembly. Clear a space and ensure you have the time to get the work done properly too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36657\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36657\" class=\"wp-image-36657 \" src=\"https:\/\/furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"assembling flat pack furnitu\" width=\"561\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">create an open space<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Take on a Two-Man Job Alone<\/h3>\n<p>The instructions will usually tell you how many people are needed for the assembly process. If it tells you that two people are needed, don\u2019t try to take the task on by yourself. Sure, it might be tempting to simply push on and get it done. But it can be both risky and potentially damaging to the furniture if you don\u2019t have enough people assembling it.<\/p>\n<h3>Gather Your Tools<\/h3>\n<p>So many people try to undertake flat pack assemblies without having the right tools at their disposal. This always ends in failure because if you don\u2019t have the right tools, the parts won\u2019t go together in the way you want them to. Gather all your tools and borrow or buy any extra tools you need to complete the assembly work.<\/p>\n<h3>Familiarise Yourself With the Parts<\/h3>\n<p>Before you start trying to put all the parts together, you should take the time to familiarise yourself with all those parts. That way, you will know what each part looks like and get an idea of how they should all fit together to complete the process later on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36662\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36662\" class=\"wp-image-36662 \" src=\"https:\/\/furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture \" width=\"578\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-6-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture . Gather your tools<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Place the Small Things Into Separate Bowls or Containers<\/h3>\n<p>The little bits and bolts and other small things that are essential for the assembly of the furniture need to be treated with care. If they\u2019re not, you will end up losing vital parts, and then you\u2019ll never get the furniture constructed in the way it\u2019s meant to be. Put all these things in separate bowls or containers to ensure they don\u2019t roll under the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/sofa-furniture\/\">sofa<\/a><\/strong> or get lost.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Throw the Instructions to One Side<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to simply throw the instructions to one side when you\u2019re putting together flat pack furniture, but that\u2019s the one mistake you need to avoid. No matter how sure you are that you know what you\u2019re doing, you should read the instructions and follow them to the letter. Doing so will help you avoid the kind of problems that are completely avoidable.<\/p>\n<h3>Check Each Little Bit of Work Before Moving Onto the Next Part<\/h3>\n<p>There are many different phases that you have to go through when you\u2019re putting together a piece of furniture, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s important to check each bit of work you do before moving on. That way, you\u2019ll find problems as you go along before compounding them and having to undo a lot of later on. It will save you time and frustration so don\u2019t forget about this.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36661\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36661\" class=\"wp-image-36661 \" src=\"https:\/\/furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-5-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture \" width=\"606\" height=\"909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-5-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture .Check instructions<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Force Screws Too Much<\/h3>\n<p>If it feels like a screw isn\u2019t quite fitting the way you want it to, don\u2019t give in to the temptation to force it into place. Putting too much pressure on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\">furniture <\/a><\/strong>and its components will only increase the risk of you breaking something. Flat pack furniture is designed to fit together easily and smoothly, so if you\u2019re needed to force things too much, you\u2019re probably doing something wrong.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36660\" style=\"width: 597px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36660\" class=\"wp-image-36660 \" src=\"https:\/\/furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture \" width=\"587\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-4-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture .Dont force screws<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Assembling flat pack furniture is actually very easy indeed if you approach it in the correct manner. Unfortunately, people so often don\u2019t do that, and that\u2019s when problems start to arise and the assembly process goes wrong. Be sure to keep all of these top tips in mind when the time comes for you to assemble your next flat pack furniture purchase.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36659\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36659\" class=\"wp-image-36659 \" src=\"https:\/\/furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture \" width=\"584\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/assembling_flat_pack_furniture-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top tips for assembling flat pack furniture<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever take on a flat pack furniture project and ended up with not enough screws, pieces attached to the wrong places and an end product that looks nothing like the picture on the box, you need to find out where you\u2019re going wrong&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-living-room-furniture"],"acf":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}