The average twenty-something probably spends at least 20 hours of her life putting together Ikea furniture. Between the infuriating little wooden pegs, to the pieces left over at the end that almost ...

Putting together Ikea furniture is a cruel test of mettle that most of us must brave sooner or later, but science has (finally) done something worthwhile by creating an Ikea-furniture-assembling robot ...

IKEA’s furniture-assembly instructions aren’t for everyone, although they’re meant to be. No mistranslated languages are involved, only a happy bubble person proceeding through a series of ...

Some people love the challenge, the meditative peace of wordless instructions and fifty tiny bags of tiny screws. But some of us scream at the mere sight of a hex key. Depending on which group you ...

The dreaded Allen key may look less like a tool of Satan now that Ikea has rolled out the first in a series of how-to videos for assembling its products. Known for its notoriously perplexing ...

Compared to putting together IKEA's furniture sets, assembling one of the brand's meals made from frozen food is easy. But a promotional campaign from the Swedish company aims to make preparing their ...

Flat pack furniture, like nearly anything bought at IKEA, can be an ideal solution for many homes: It's cheap, lightweight, and usually easy to assemble. But even seasoned DIYers can have a tough time ...