No I have never bought Ikea furniture but I have bought furniture, shed, and a few other things that had to be erected. I think the instructions went from English through 2-3 other translations and then back to English and it was all lost in the translation. One just has to be good at jigsaws I think. What gets me is it is not cheap either.Edited 27-Jun-21 10:56am

Never done it. I prefer to buy furniture that is already put together.

Perhaps, but as intelligent as my husband is in many ways, he just aint got it when it comes to things like that. I think you have it (mainly patience) or you dont.

I've never purchased ikea furniture but have assembled a lot of flat-pack furniture over the years.

I've bought a side table, which was easy; however, I bought a TV Case for a CRT back in the day. Let's just say, it wasn't very sturdy!

I dislike poop wood

If I have enough money I want to ask locksmith to come to my house and repair something that has been damaged. I do not like to see my house damaged. I really want to invite my friends to my house.

I only made that mistake once - never again!

I never buy anything from IKEA before.

I've never bought any

My husband manages ok. I couldn't be bothered putting it together I would rather buy assembled.

I studied Wood Machining (Furniture Making), so IKEA flatpacks are a piece of cake in comparison.

Why do they make things so difficult for the average person to assemble items?

I had trouble assembling a plastic trolley from the Warehouse so i'm guessing i'd take days to do an IKEA product. Had to assemble part of a lawn mower from Mitre 10 and managed to put the handle on back to front.

I don't care for IKEA. Rather to go the op shop and buy a solid piece of furniture and do it up. I bought a metal Kmart flatpack cabinet once, crap instructions, nothing labelled, screws didn't screw into anything (just sat in there), had to drill holes for the door latches to go into. On the upside I created a whole new version of swear words! Edited 27-Jun-21 07:27am

i get the kids to do it for me

Ah yes! Another Sunday... an Office Chair & a Bookcase today... they're sittng in these nice neat flat boxes in the lounge....haven't tripped over them yet which is a good start! So Start with the big box, the chair.....everythings on the floor, so are you, except the !&&&??! instructions. Manage to stand up, carefully navigate aound the bits laying around & read the bit of paper you'd forgotten to look at first time round. It's written in a version of your language which is a totally different dialect than yours & the diagrams look really straightforward, if you've got an advanced degree in Calculus. Finally you sit in the chair hoping it doesn't collapse, check the carpet for blood stains & stare at the next flat box.....it's only a bookcase it'll be easier???! First things first, you swivel your new chair so you're facing your shaky computer desk, go online and book a $100 physio appontment. Maybe next time you'll get some help, but probably wont! The Masochism of DIY.....until next weekend!Edited 27-Jun-21 08:04am

I have never bought anything from Ikea, so I don't know

I have never had any problems or maybe what I go was easy

I don't buy anything from Ikea

Get Hire a Hubby.

I have no problem assembling furniture. I actually quite like it

never had a problem. Time consuming but easy to follow instructions.

Just needs someone else there to point out you actually have one bit upside down??

Totally agree! A logical, understandable instruction list would be the way to go!

its easy just follow the instructions

not my scene

From what I have seen assembling the stuff is easy understanding the Destructions is a different story all together.

Well, all I can say is that eating their cheese is much easier to navigate. Ah, navigate, maybe we need to ship full of their sailors to pull into our ports and take them home to assemble it .. guess that takes care of the girls and the blokes will just have to get on the assembly line and do it themselves. On a more sensible note and speaking strictly for myself, when we bought such items, from another supplier, I had the forethought to carve out a Pinocchio for myself who is quite adapt at performing such tasks and does an excellent job of it especially if amber refreshments are on hand to make the job flow even faster.

Denis P LIKE THE CHINESE THE CAN'T READ ENGLISH SO THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN THEIR PLAN TO PUT THE ARTICLE TOGETHER BEST BET BUY AUSTRALIAN THAT'S LIFE PEOPLE

Following the instructions is easy, unless they go out the window…lol …it’s the getting up and down that’s hard, especially on the knees…lol ….. pay for a service every time….lol

Pays you monies and take your chances.

Never ever had a problem assembling furniture. tables, beds etc some folk just cannot follow instructions

Yes took forever and then I stuffed it up

i have never bought ikea, but have bought flat packs from other stores. i had to put a dining table and chairs together, a bookcase, and a computer chair. i learnt a lot of new swear words, half the screws did not fit, and the holes were out of alignment, will never buy a flat pack again

Nup, bought a dining table 6 months ago, paid extra for someone to put together and assemble - he did good job in minimal time and therefore no arguments and frustrations in the house !!!

Only problem is IF you have screws/nuts/washers left over. It depends on what you have bought and how well you can read instructions. My 6 year old grandson had a Lego or similar thing and instructions and I think Einstein would be baffled

Have bought a child's desk and chair from IKEA but never again. My husband had that much trouble trying to put the things together, with screws that didn't fit and some of the holes were to big the screw fell through. In the end he ignored the instructions and did it himself.

very easy.

my husband is pretty good as long as I lay out all the nuts and bolts and he does the rest

NOOOooooo!!

No I never have I would like to put it together for my family or freands

yes, easy but don't rush it!!

Yes

For the life of me I can't put anything together that comes out of a box the instructions are not clear it's sad furniture isn't what it once was SOLID but daughter used to put it together now my 12 year old granddaughter has no issue in fact I brought her a drill and she's happy as Larry looking to fix this she's a great little helper lol

No but it can be fun!

nope, i have kids and grandkids that easily do it for me if im not upto it

I don't find it easy but my 7 year old great grandson does.

We don't buy from Ikea now. When they first opened they used Local companies. Today, with the exception of some of their food, everything is imported from China and we try not to buy anything from there now. The Australian Government sits down and does nothing about the 800+% Tariffs the Chinese Dictatorship has imposed on Australian products so we have imposed our own Boycott of Chines products or goods made in Australia by Chinese-owned companies. As the Ikea Ad says" One little light bulb may not make a difference BUT 1000s of little light bulbs make a Big Difference!

I need a couple of weeks to do them

What you do is disregard the directions and bin the spare parts

looks easy6 but its not

It's always impossible, but it your wife makes you do it so she can laugh at you lol

My friends a wizz bank at this my daughters not ??

Have not experienced yet

i find them very easy to assemble

No, don't buy from Ikea. The products are designed in Sweden, manufactured in China.

I don't like Ikea as I always get lost in the store.

Check this out! It says it all and may give you a laugh! https://youtu.be/Kv0ZyyJWHgY

No

I don’t like IKEA they charge far more for their Chinese products than many other countries,US,Canada are much cheaper we are being ripped off.

Will not support a dishonest company like IKEA, under pays Tax and does not support its own country. Money is offshore

my baby is 31

be aware that the materials the use can be easily infected with bore

Is this a trick question ??

I haven't used Ikea but have built many kitchens with Kaboodle from Bunnings. Rule #1. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, saves lots of heart ache and swearing, same with Chinese flatpacks ....Even as an experienced professional the instructions are your friend...

Me not like assembly of things....instructions are sometimes poorly displayed and often there are only images and no text :(

i have bought several furniture item in the last 12 months and the instructions are either non existent or in a foreign language. I now only buy already assembled items.

have never had an easy one yet!.

Just nearly impossible to assemble. To have someone come and assemble it for you costs you and arm & a leg, just crazy!

Not easy for me being an accountant and not goiod with hands for this type of activity . I get my son in-law to assemble something like this

Assembly do it yourself furniture is for puzzle lovers only

I've never bought furniture from IKEA, only homewares. I've purchased flatpack furniture from Aldi: the quality was excellent, very sturdy, the instructions were concise & easy to assemble. One item was German-made, but I don't remember where the other was made.

I don’t like flat packs at the best of time but ikea a the hardest one to put together ????????

Even after a few beverages, i put the flat pack together, but next day realised it was back to front. I don’t know anyone whom loves flat packs

I honestly could not tell you we don't have IKEA here in NZ yet!

I have no problem, I just ask my brother, he works for them

I actually enjoy assembling IKEA furniture. My back, however hates it.

Not just IKEA but other stores too, difficult to assemble and instructions that don't always make sense.

No none of that.

No it's not easy and we don't want to pay for it to be done so will tackle it ourselves. My partner does it and I must say he is very good and it certainly does stay together but the instructions are gibberish occasionally.Edited 27-Jun-21 23:09pm

wouldnt know nz doesnt have ikea

An update to my earlier post! Recklessly (Or should that be "Wreck".....) I succumbed to DIY temptation again not long after writing it, after all what harm could another small bookcase do? Duly went online to find a matching one, only available in White now, that's OK, I have no colour bias, perfect harmony with the Black one..... Arrived on my doorstep this morning, great! Cold day, nothing like a bit of DIY on a cold winter's day to get the blood pumping, as long as I don't get any one the carpet. Lifted the box up...TRIED to lift the box up....it slowly dawned on me that this "Thing" was a whole heap bigger & heavier than the other one. Dragged it inside & propped it up against the dining table, where it remains. I'll get onto it tomorrow, maybe, after I've moved the furniture. It wont fit where I'd planned. My biggest dilemma though is they sent me one worth $50 not the one I paid $20 for, what should I do?!!!!

Well my husband and I assembled 4 IKEA bookcases for my Mom. The last one was definitely easier than the first!!!!!