https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:07:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246906 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:12:42 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 246906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither of us so we hired someone but I did manage the dresser! It had much less pieces than the crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246899 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:09:24 +0000 ladyfingers 246899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am, I assembled our huge IKEA sectional couch pretty much by myself with only some directed help from DH. But I'll probably have to get my dad or FIL (depending on when we do it since FIL is coming in January and baby is due in February) to help DH put together and crib and the bookshelves we're buying for the baby's room (three of them, I must be loony! I'm going for a "built-in" look around a window :)). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246738 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:45:52 +0000 sorrycharlie 246738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i generally assemble all the furniture! DH gets too annoyed/pissed off/frustrated and ends up breaking something by accident. </p> <p>we both assembled the crib...I wanted to do it together. Read..I read the directions aloud and made sure the right pieces went into the right places, but he actually assembled it. I didn't want to hurt his pride! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246729 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:39:08 +0000 looch 246729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do it together and we always argue, always! I hate IKEA for this reason and if I can help it, will never purchase furniture from there again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246726 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:36:34 +0000 leelee 246726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love assembling furniture but DH loves doing it more so he assembles all the furniture now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246716 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:29:47 +0000 Mrsbells 246716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband usually assembles everything. Before I got married I would assemble my own stuff, I was pretty good at it but it would take me a while to "get it" especially when the instructions arent so great </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246669 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:00:19 +0000 autumnlove 246669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm good at it but DH is faster! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246655 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:27:08 +0000 Sammyfab 246655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a champ at assembling Ikea furniture! I put together LO's crib and dressers by myself :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246654 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:26:51 +0000 mediagirl 246654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put the crib, bookshelf and pack n play together. I like putting things together. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246633 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:01:43 +0000 rawrasaur 246633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always do it together. We could both do it ourselves, but it's usually much easier with 4 hands. I always have DH install curtain rods and the like though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246610 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:32:49 +0000 heffalump 246610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm awful at it. We didn't put the crib up until after LO was born because of superstition, and she was in the bassinet anyway. My FIL came over and helped DH do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246517 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:04:03 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 246517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate assembling furniture! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246459 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:24:35 +0000 Maysprout 246459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I assembled most of the baby stuff since I wasn't working at the end of pregnancy. My husband is better at figuring out how to build stuff but I'm better at assembling things because I read instructions ;) . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246454 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:22:29 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 246454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not bad, but DH wants to take control so I let him. He assembles pretty much everything in the house. Not complaining. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246453 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:21:51 +0000 serendipity 246453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm terrible and my DH is pretty good but very slow at assembling furniture. I'm hoping we can hire someone to assemble our furniture, it's such a burden! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246430 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:03:34 +0000 mrs. bird 246430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is the worst furniture assembler I've ever seen! He ends up with things upside down and backwards! I prefer to do it with him to ensure he follows the directions carefully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246256 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:46:41 +0000 MaisyMay 246256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll do all of our assembly. Hubs is definitely not talented in that department, but that's okay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246252 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:46:00 +0000 mrsjyw 246252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be... grwonig up I put our computer desk and other furn together...</p> <p>now I have DH, so he does everything :) FINE BY ME :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246251 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:45:58 +0000 chopsuey 246251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha i hate ikea because i hate having to assemble furniture!!<br /> i'm good at it but don't enjoy it.<br /> usually i have DH assemble. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246246 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:44:23 +0000 Sweet T 246246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am. I assembled our crib &amp; changing table. I was extremely pregnant but DH was deployed so I was kind of stuck either way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-good-at-assembling-furniture-who-assembled-your-cribs#post-246216 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:38:18 +0000 mrbee 246216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I assembled both cribs in this apartment. A friend helped Bee assemble Charlie's crib when we lived in the old apartment. Bee's great at assembling things, but she was pregnant at the time. :)</p> <p>Assembling furniture doesn't come naturally to me, but I can do it just fine. My Achilles heel is when the screws get stripped though. Then I just want to scream the words IKEAAAAA at the top of my lungs!</p> <p>Are you good at assembling furniture? Who assembled your cribs? </p>