flat pack
Boxed furniture kit
Flat pack describes furniture or equipment 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 approach.
Also used as a noun: The flat pack came with confusing instructions.
Swedish home-goods chain
- bookshelfFurniture for storing volumes
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
- deskFurniture for writing
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
chair · cabinet · dresser · shelving · nightstand · bedframe · sideboard · stool
Guidance on how to proceed
- screwdriverTool for turning fasteners
- manualWritten instructions for use
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- componentsConstituent parts
dowels · screws · panels · hardware · diagram · steps · patience · frustration
Tightly packed together
- space-savingMinimizing area used
- stackableCan be piled up
- boxedEnclosed in cardboard
- cartonPaperboard packaging container
warehouse · delivery · transport · efficient · lightweight · portable · curbside · palletized
Plan for spending
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- valueImportance or price
- low-costRequiring little money
accessible · savings · cost-effective · reasonable · mass-market · starter · student · first apartment
Able to be adjusted
- customizableAble to be modified
- interchangeableAble to replace another
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- expandableAble to be enlarged
adaptable · standardized · scalable · combinable · stackable · add-on · extendable · systematic
IKEA
Swedish home-goods chain
table · chair · cabinet · dresser · shelving · nightstand · bedframe · sideboard · stool · ottoman
instructions
Guidance on how to proceed
- screwdriverTool for turning fasteners
- manualWritten instructions for use
- partsIndividual elements of whole
components · dowels · screws · panels · hardware · diagram · steps · patience · frustration · tools
compact
Tightly packed together
- space-savingMinimizing area used
- stackableCan be piled up
- boxedEnclosed in cardboard
carton · warehouse · delivery · transport · efficient · lightweight · portable · curbside · palletized · distribution
budget
Plan for spending
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- valueImportance or price
low-cost · accessible · savings · cost-effective · reasonable · mass-market · starter · student · first apartment · entry-level
configurable
Able to be adjusted
- customizableAble to be modified
- interchangeableAble to replace another
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
expandable · adaptable · standardized · scalable · combinable · stackable · add-on · extendable · systematic · flexible
- SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania
- furniture termsseating, tables, storage, beds, desks
- cardboardcardboard, cardboard box, corrugated box, carton, paperboard
- chip packagingDIP, LGA, flatpack, MLP, ZIP
- furniturebed, beds, chair, chairs, table
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
flat packready-made
Prepared in advance, standardized
assembled · turnkey · ready-to-use · built-up · plug and play
flat packbespoke furniture
Individually crafted home pieces
custom-built · handcrafted · hand-made · solid wood · artisan-made
flat, pack, flats, flatly, flatten, flattened, flattening, flatness, flatter