Super-helpful tips for effortless furniture assembly at home

Since that day when Ikea’s decor landed in Spain and popularized the móntalo yourself, something changed in the form of furnish and decorate our houses.

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The Swedish decoration giant brought us design at more than affordable prices, in exchange for having to invest our time searching, transporting and assembling furniture and accessories in person. And although it is worth it, sometimes, depending on the furniture to assemble, the thing can get quite complicated. Today we want to give you some clues to help you with your homework.

At this point in the film, the one who has gone through the most and least experience of having to assembling furniture. Who hasn’t suffered because some of the phases of the process weren’t as easy as they seemed? How many of us haven’t been resisted by a piece in question? Sometimes the despair is so great that we throw in the towel and never want to try again.

However, assembling furniture shouldn’t be so complicated… Don’t you think? That’s why we’re going to try to give you some practical and effective advice so that the next time you have to deal with a furniture in kit it’s just a matter of time before it turns out to be a piece of cake.

Time and patience, two keys when assembling furniture

There is no difficult piece of furniture, no impossible assembly. Everything is a matter of dedicating the necessary time, without being overwhelmed or desperate, and with patience.

If you don’t have either of these two things, then the best thing you can do is delegate the work to someone else. You can hire someone to do it for you. In fact, in the large establishments where this type of furniture is sold, they have a furniture assembly service that you can hire without ruining yourself.

Find the most appropriate place

When you get home with your boxes, don’t make the mistake of rushing to assemble furniture without ton ni son. Better plan things to make it right. Think if it’s the right time, and look for the best place to do it. This last one is important.

For example, large items such as wardrobes, shelves or beds should be assembled in the same room in which they will be later. This way you won’t have to move them once assembled (something that can be more than complicated).

If the furniture or accessories are smaller, the place where the mounts is not so important, always that is spacious so you can move freely.

Prepare everything before you start

It is important to protect the floor of the room where you are going to assemble furniture. One idea is use the cardboard packaging itself as protection. This way you won’t ruin the floor or scratch the furniture.

Be very careful when opening the package with the cutter so as not to damage the furniture. Once everything was out, organize the different pieces and check that you have all the necessary elements. It doesn’t usually happen, but sometimes it can happen that some piece is missing. Set aside screws and other small items, and keep them safe so you don’t lose them.

Another thing you have to do is look for the tools you will need in the assembly process: hammer, screwdrivers, pliers, Allen wrenches, etc. You’d better prepare them in advance. so you don’t have to go looking for them when you’ve already started work, as that will delay you further.

Let’s get to work!

Most of the time when we are faced with the task of assembling furniture, we have as our guide the manufacturer’s instructions. In such cases, the recommendation is to always follow these indications point by point and leave improvisation for another time. That intermediate step may not seem important to you, but don’t skip it anyway, or you may have to go back.

It works without rushing, checking well how each element is placed, each screw, in which hole and in what way. Always It’s better to go slowly. than having to undo what’s mounted to rectify, right?

In any case, if when you finish you think there’s something wrong, either because you’re missing or you have too many pieces, or because it seems that there are elements that don’t fit well together, then the best thing is carefully review the entire process to see where the mistake is.

You might even have to disassemble the furniture and start from scratch. Even if it seems like a drastic solution, in the long run you’ll prefer to have done it. Especially when you have your furniture well assembled.

Finally, try to enjoy the experience. Assembling furniture is not only an effective way to save money, it also helps you to appreciate the things you do for yourself, although at first it may seem too complicated.
Do you like assembling furniture or do you find it difficult, tired and boring?

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