But help is finally at hand for despairing DIY enthusiasts who struggled to put even the most basic of items together. Ikea has revealed it is abandoning the need for bolts, screws, dowels and Allen ...

Most kits include something called confirmat screws, large dowel-like fasteners with a coarse auger thread. They're used with particleboard and predrilled holes. Usually, they're easy to drive. I ...

If you’ve assembled IKEA furniture, you’ve used an Allen wrench. These slim, L-shaped contraptions are often the only tool included in the packaging, even when you’ll need others to finish the job.

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Furniture is a significant investment, but most people do nothing to maintain it until something breaks. The assumption is ...

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Your browser does not support the video element. Ikea furniture can take hours to assemble. The complicated assembly instructions and occasionally missing pieces have ...

Sausage-shaped party balloons are used to secure the self-assembly furniture and toys designed by Kingston University graduate Fern Toynton. Each Inflate kit comes with a series of beechwood slats ...