flat-pack
Boxed furniture kit
Flat-pack describes furniture or other items sold unassembled in a flat box, designed for the buyer to put together at home: We spent the afternoon assembling flat-pack bookshelves.
The format reduces shipping costs and storage space.
IKEA popularized the flat-pack model.
As a noun, a flat-pack is such an item: The flat-pack came with confusing instructions.
Swedish home-goods chain
- assemblyConstructing from components
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- Allen keyTool for hexagonal sockets
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
bookcase · wardrobe · particleboard · MDF · dowel · cam lock · self-assembly · modular
Guidance on how to proceed
- Allen wrenchL-shaped hexagonal tool
- screwsThreaded metal fasteners
- dowelsCylindrical wooden fasteners
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
diagrams · frustration · tools · bolts · slots · tabs · patience · alignment
Tightly packed together
- boxedEnclosed in cardboard
- stackableCan be piled up
- efficientProductive without waste
- cartonPaperboard packaging container
palletized · transport · logistics · space-saving · warehouse · delivery · cardboard · protective
Made of separable units
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- affordableReasonably priced
democratic · mass-produced · standardized · knockdown · contemporary · utilitarian · accessible · clever
IKEA
Swedish home-goods chain
- assemblyConstructing from components
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- Allen keyTool for hexagonal sockets
shelving · bookcase · wardrobe · particleboard · MDF · dowel · cam lock · self-assembly · modular · affordable
instructions
Guidance on how to proceed
- Allen wrenchL-shaped hexagonal tool
- screwsThreaded metal fasteners
- dowelsCylindrical wooden fasteners
panels · diagrams · frustration · tools · bolts · slots · tabs · patience · alignment · hex key
compact
Tightly packed together
carton · palletized · transport · logistics · space-saving · warehouse · delivery · cardboard · protective · lightweight
modular
Made of separable units
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- functionalAble to operate correctly
affordable · democratic · mass-produced · standardized · knockdown · contemporary · utilitarian · accessible · clever · practical
- furniture termsseating, tables, storage, beds, desks
- space saverswall bed, loft bed, bunk bed, trundle bed, futon
- Ready-Madeready-made, off-the-shelf, prefabricated, prefab, prebuilt
- stackablesboxes, crates, pallets, bricks, plates
flat-packready-made
Prepared in advance, standardized
assembled · ready-to-use · built-up · turnkey
flat-packbespoke
Made to individual specifications
custom-built · handcrafted · hand-built · artisan · custom-made
flat, pack, flats, flatly, flatten, flattened, flattening, flatness, flatter