How Flat Packs aren’t as Bad as You Think We’ve all been there. We buy some new IKEA piece and we get home. We open the boxes and we begin to assemble it. And we realise this will take more time than expected. Not just that, but somewhere in the middle of the process we find out we’ve put something at the wrong place or just too early, so we have to do disassembly as well. This is one of the reasons why people hate flat packs. The other one is their reputation. Many people still believe flat packs are horrible, when it comes to durability. And so, they tell their friends not to buy flat packs, because they’ll fall apart several years later. Well, this isn’t true.

The increased quality control has made flat packs far more reliable. That is, of course, if they’re assembled correctly. Which brings us back to point one – the assembly process. First thing you should know is that there are many companies for furniture assembly in London and every other major city in the country. Which means that you can spare yourself the trouble and let the professionals handle it for you. Not …