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Everything You Need to Know About RTA (Ready To Assemble) Furniture
RTA (Ready To Assemble) furniture has exploded over the past 10 years. Before 2010, RTA furniture was dominated by IKEA (and a few other large manufacturers.) Now there are dozens of smaller brands. Many ship directly from the factory to your home.
New technology has improved product quality. Assembly is faster and less difficult for many of the new designs.
RTA has significant cost advantages for high volume producers, including manufacturing efficiency & reduced transportation costs.
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All Your RTA Furniture Questions Answered
- How difficult is RTA furniture assembly?
- What are the advantages of a Ready To Assemble Sofa?
- Is it better to buy RTA furniture online?
- Is there any solid wood RTA furniture?
- Why does IKEA furniture fall apart so quickly?
- Is KD (Knockdown) furniture the same as RTA?
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Is Coaster Sofa a good brand?
Question: I am considering buying a Coaster sofa. Is that a good brand? Jan. 3, 2021 Answer: Coaster is not a manufacturer. They are an...
How do companies that make flatpack furniture get that nice, strong, pure color on the pieces of MDF?
The color and/or wood grain is printed onto a paper-like material. This photograph is then glued onto the top of the MDF (Medium Density...
Do any sofa manufacturers make repairable, sustainable, recyclable furniture?
Simplicity Sofas has been building repairable, sustainable, recyclable (and affordable) furniture over the past 12 years. The company uses...
How can IKEA produce such high quality products but sell them at a relatively cheap price?
IKEA’s great innovation was introducing low cost furniture with simple, aesthetically pleasing styles. Despite that, most of it is...
Why do people buy IKEA furniture?
When IKEA first appeared they revolutionized the furniture business in a number of ways. The most obvious was how they were able to offer...
How did IKEA transform the furniture industry?
IKEA was the first company to conceive of home furnishings as a lifestyle instead of individual stand-alone products. IKEA is not just...
When you order a couch from Wayfair does it come in a box in pieces, or do they do the whole “white glove delivery” thing?
Some pieces arrive unassembled. Most arrive fully assembled. Wayfair’s product description will let you know which is which. It will also...
How did IKEA get so big?
Beginning in the 1950s, IKEA created a new lifestyle emphasizing low cost furniture and home furnishings. Although "cheap" furniture was...
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