https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:35:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2166128 Mon, 04 May 2015 10:42:58 +0000 Kimberlybee 2166128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always DIY together because I usually read the instructions and tell DH how to assemble it. (he does not like to read the diagrams or Instructions and I like to). I am fascinated by it and like to see how the parts fit together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2166124 Mon, 04 May 2015 10:40:23 +0000 Keybee 2166124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH insists on DIY. If it were me I would pay. If it were me I would HAVE to pay because the things I put together never work out quite right... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2166110 Mon, 04 May 2015 10:33:56 +0000 .twist. 2166110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I DIY it. I really enjoy putting furniture together. I get a sick satisfaction from it.. like I made it myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165960 Mon, 04 May 2015 09:32:38 +0000 MaryM 2165960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I enjoy putting stuff like that together. </p> <p>But I learned that DH and I do not work together well on that. He's not a directions reader, and then gets really frustrated if it's not easy (which it would be if he was using the right pieces!)</p> <p>He usually gives up and lets me do it myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165944 Mon, 04 May 2015 09:24:58 +0000 snowjewelz 2165944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH does it since he's good at that stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165797 Mon, 04 May 2015 07:43:07 +0000 ElbieKay 2165797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would advocate outsourcing a lot of things, but Ikea assembly is just not that bad. My husband and I have assembled plenty of Ikea items together and it has not once resulted in any kind of argument. He's pretty handy, though, and I am very visual so we don't usually make too many mistakes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165794 Mon, 04 May 2015 07:41:06 +0000 Alivoo01 2165794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DIY. I enjoy putting things together even if it takes awhile.</p> <p>If DH and I put something together together, I man the instructions and hand him the applicable pieces along with the screws/locks/etc. and he assembles the pieces as directed. We get done a lil faster this way because I'm always reading ahead and lining up the next steps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165746 Mon, 04 May 2015 06:25:07 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2165746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do it myself. </p> <p>That Hemnes dresser took Dh and I a few hours though!! Sooo many pieces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165745 Mon, 04 May 2015 06:23:08 +0000 ValentineMommy 2165745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We DIY. I find their furniture really easy to put together and we both kinda enjoy it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165730 Mon, 04 May 2015 03:30:32 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 2165730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: we got the Hemnes too! I was surprised by how much hammering there was! And here on Sundays you're supposed to be all quiet and stuff, and not disturb your neighbors. Oh well!</p> <p>@Mrs. High Heels: It's funny because I do enjoy those other projects your mentioned. Maybe because there's more creativity involved.</p> <p>Oh and PS, it did all get done yesterday! Yay! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165725 Mon, 04 May 2015 01:13:19 +0000 lemondrop 2165725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love putting their furniture together! My husband, well, it's best for our marriage if he does not do it. He made a grand gesture a couple years ago and got our oldest the moose rocker, well, putting it together nearly ruined my husband's Christmas :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165708 Sun, 03 May 2015 22:31:27 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2165708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DIY. Although when I had Ikea furniture to assemble I enlisted two guy friends to help. One repairs furniture by trade and he put everything together super fast.</p> <p>My husband will help once he sees me struggling and then he just takes over, but is slow since he's out of his element. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165685 Sun, 03 May 2015 21:12:29 +0000 Truth Bombs 2165685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DIY. My husband does not pay people to do things he can do himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165659 Sun, 03 May 2015 20:29:19 +0000 sapphire 2165659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The reason IKEA furniture is cheap is because you have to assemble it. If I was going to pay for assembly, I'd just buy better furniture that came delivered and assembled from a local shop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165578 Sun, 03 May 2015 17:28:49 +0000 avivoca 2165578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We DIY. We got a hex but set for our electric drill and it made the process so much faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165574 Sun, 03 May 2015 17:13:44 +0000 Synchronicity 2165574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always put it together ourselves. I enjoy it! DH does not, but he'd never pay to have someone else do it, so he sucks it up and helps me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165565 Sun, 03 May 2015 16:57:27 +0000 BSB 2165565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm usually in charge of putting together furniture. I don't mind doing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165561 Sun, 03 May 2015 16:44:46 +0000 MrsSCB 2165561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Furniture from ikea we DIY. But we got a complicated closet system from container store and paid for the professionals to do that. I'm SO glad we did, it took the guy less than an hour -- like I went to the gym when he arrived and he was gone by the time I got back -- and it would have taken us foreverrrr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165556 Sun, 03 May 2015 16:24:34 +0000 nana87 2165556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on the piece! We have done it both ways, depending on how complicated it is </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165482 Sun, 03 May 2015 13:26:04 +0000 buttermilk 2165482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually do it myself. I've always liked putting furniture together. DH helps if I need it, but I usually want to do it ASAP which means I don't want to wait on him to help me. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165456 Sun, 03 May 2015 12:23:24 +0000 autumnlove 2165456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165455 Sun, 03 May 2015 12:23:14 +0000 Maysprout 2165455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually do it by myself, I kind of enjoy it. sometimes I've gotten my dad or dh to help once I've gotten the plan laid out but both of them refuse to read instructions so it's often more of a pain with having to take things apart when they're involved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165452 Sun, 03 May 2015 12:16:06 +0000 rachiecakes 2165452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH is useless when it comes to building stuff, fixing stuff but I can do it like a pro :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165435 Sun, 03 May 2015 11:48:47 +0000 looch 2165435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to DIY ikea, but we would get it delivered because bringing if into our apartment was challenging. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165421 Sun, 03 May 2015 11:18:28 +0000 PurplePumps 2165421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DIY. I'm way too frugal to ever pay someone to put something together when I could do it myself. Hell, we even bought lumber and built our own bed cause I didn't want to spend the $800 on the simple bed that I wanted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165414 Sun, 03 May 2015 10:59:40 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2165414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DIY. I put together both of my children's twin beds recently all by myself and was pretty proud! I like assembling furniture though, so I do it more than DH. If I had more spare time I'd learn carpentry as a skill on the side. I wish I knew how to sand, furnish, re-upholster, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165411 Sun, 03 May 2015 10:45:23 +0000 simplyfelicity 2165411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: Totally agree. It's one of the reasons Ikea is so freaking cheap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165409 Sun, 03 May 2015 10:42:05 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2165409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put together ourselves because honestly, it really doesn't take us that long. I would never spend extra money for somebody else to put together for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165402 Sun, 03 May 2015 10:34:12 +0000 simplyfelicity 2165402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH put together the hemnes dresser yesterday and I just got finished putting together a new coffee table (our old one was marble with hard edges.) It's a pain, of course, but I like the challenge. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-buy-new-furniture-ikea-etc-do-you-diy-or-hire#post-2165394 Sun, 03 May 2015 10:21:52 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2165394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH does it. I admit sometimes I get impatient too but if I wanted to spend more $ usually I'd get delivery of reassembled furniture from somewhere else. </p>