Self-assembly furniture

Self-assembly furniture is furniture sold to be assembled at home by the buyer. Costs are saved by the assembly not being performed in the factory and by greatly reduced volumes for shipping and storage by the distributor and retailer. It comes in flat packs, with instructions. Self-assembly furniture is very common in Britain, Europe, and Canada.

The ease of assembly required varies. IKEA furniture, for example, is marketed on its completeness, including Allen keys in the package if needed. However, some requires the customer to have a much greater selection of hand or even power tools on hand.

The most common types of self-assembly furniture are living room and office furniture, particularly bookcases and tables.

Self-assembly kitchens are available from some retailers. These are made to uniform sizes. They benefit from a wide number of options and and the ability to easily update them through the addition of, for example, new cupboard doors.