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With so many ready-to-assemble furniture retailers and manufacturers out there, there is a convenient furniture solution for every taste, space and budget.

Though they all offer flat-pack furniture, these manufacturers all have something unique to offer their customers.

Here is some of what we've learned about some furniture brands after years of putting together furniture from several manufacturers.




IKEA

IKEA is probably the most well-known of all ready-to-assemble furniture retailers. The first retail store opened in Sweden in 1958 and in the past 50 years, the brand has become synonymous with affordable modern furnishings.

IKEA now boasts stores in 37 countries, and a rapidly expanding presence in the U.S. with 20 new stores opening between 2003 and 2008. In the New York area, IKEA has retail stores located in Brooklyn, NY, Paramus, NJ, Elizabeth, NJ (shuttle bus available and Long Island, NY and offers online shopping at ikea.com/us/en.

By innovatively flat-packaging all their products, IKEA is able to offer amazingly low prices. This also means that almost everything they sell requires some level of assembly (to see if a product requires assembly check out the product page on their website and look for the little picture of an allen key shaped like a backwards number 7).

Materials used by IKEA range from particle board to solid wood, so it pays to look through their extensive website and catalog.

IKEA's strengths are affordable prices, sleek, modern design and storage solutions for small spaces.

A cool and unique feature of IKEA is the opportunity for customization. They offer modular storage systems: PAX for clothes, EFFEKTIV for office, BESTA for media, TROFAST for children's toys and AKURUM for kitchen. These are frames, doors, drawers and interior fittings that you can mix and match to fit your space and needs. Make sure you have purchased all the needed components to complete your desired configuration. The friendly folks at IKEA will be able to advise you - just ask!




Crate & Barrel
Crate & Barrel has long been a well-known source for premium quality household goods, and offers an entire line of furniture that ranges from classic to modern. Stop by your nearest retail store to see their furniture in all of its assembled glory. Crate & Barrel's furniture goes together very sturdily and can last a while with proper assembly.

A good number of their pieces are made from solid wood, so 1) they're a good investment and 2) they can be kind of heavy for one person to assemble.

They offer many simple, elegant designs, such as the Loop bedroom collection, the Walker office line and the Kingston media centers to accommodate flat screen TVs.




CB2
CB2 is an offshoot of Crate & Barrel that also offers high-quality furniture. The style of their pieces is somewhat more modern and eclectic - lots of pieces incorporate stainless steel, bold colors and modular sensibilities. Some popular examples are their Mondrian Media Console and Halogen Credenza. CB2's sleek goods make it like a younger, adventurous sibling of Crate & Barrel's.

Recently, CB2 has opened up a retail store in SoHo at 451 Broadway, between Canal & Grand. 



west elm
Contemporary and stylish, west elm offers modern pieces for the home. Their designers excel at crafting lovely pieces like stenciled throw pillows and window treatments. With new designs each season, visits to their retail stores in Chelsea, DUMBO and a new one near Lincoln Center will flood you with ideas on brightening up your place with some smart accent pieces.

The furniture itself is a good investment. They are well known for their bed frames, with good reason. Their line of solid wood bed frames - available with or without a headboard - are extremely sturdy (with proper assembly) and provide a secure, chic sleeping experience.




Pottery Barn, PBTeen, Pottery Barn Kids
Pottery Barn has a fantastic reputation for high quality home furniture for adults, teens and kids. Some of their items do require assembly, so check with the salesperson in order to plan ahead. 

PBTeen and Pottery Barn Kids offer great, built-to-last furniture for the youngsters. Many of their desks and storage systems are customizable, such as the Style-It Desk System from PBTeen and the Cameron Creativity Storage System from Pottery Barn Kids. Mix and match components to come up with a furniture piece that fits you kid's unique needs. 



Home Decorators Collection
Established as a slim paper catalogue in 1991, Home Decorators Collection has grown over the years and now - online - offers a myriad of styles and choices of premium ready to assemble furniture and other home furnishings. 

Home Decorators Collection offers home and office furniture in a variety of styles. Assembly can be on the tricky side, depending on the piece, as they source their products from many different manufacturers.

One of Home Decorators' Collection's strengths is that a lot of the time, they offer the same piece in various sizes, styles and storage capacities. This makes it likely that you will find the perfect fit - even if you are working with a smaller space.




Overstock.com
When stores order too much of something, often it winds up for sale at Overstock.com - a giant online marketplace offering everything from furniture to electronics and jewelry. They have become a popular destination for ready to assemble furniture, due to their discounted prices. A popular item is the modern, versatile Chai Microsuede Sofa Bed.



South Shore
South Shore (Industries de la Rive Sud) is a Canada-based furniture manufacturer. Specializing in bedroom sets, South Shore is a main supplier of the furniture offered by stores like Target, Wal-Mart and K-Mart and other online retailers. Popular furniture choices include the Laguna bedroom collection from Wal-Mart - one of several series of five piece bedroom sets on offer directly from South Shore's website, as well as many other online retailers.



Bush
A trusted name in office furniture, Bush offers several product lines, including Westfield, Components and Saratoga, to suit many different types of office set-up. We have had many requests for the Bush Tuxedo series, whose clean-cut, classic look and versatile configurations work in many work spaces.

Available at Staples, Office Depot, Office Max and other retailers, Bush furniture tends towards the more complicated level of ready to assemble furniture.




Bo Concept
Bo Concept offers a sleek and handsome collection of furniture that varies between ultra-modern, sexy, luxurious and simple chic.
Their pieces are a bit of an investment, but you get what you pay for.

Bo Concept has set itself up as an arbiter of New York City urban home furnishing cool. As such, their website offers tips for "Living Large in Small Spaces" and other design advice.




2modern
2modern serves it up on a funkier level than most ready-to-assemble furniture. Check out the BluDot collection for mod color-block furniture pieces, or the home-office furniture and eye-catching media storage. Some have called it too modern... but we love the sleek, playful designs.



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