25 Funny Furniture Fails That Made Everyone Wish They’d Hired A Professional

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I’ve assembled plenty of furniture, and almost every time there’s a random loose screw left over. Now I can’t sit on my patio without worrying that my chair is going to collapse under me.

I’m simply not cut out for this. I wish all furniture came fully assembled, but that gets pricey fast. Of course, hiring someone doesn’t always guarantee a better result, either.

These funny furniture fails include botched assembly jobs, broken cabinets, bad repairs, and projects that probably looked much easier before someone opened the box. Some were DIY disasters, while others were completed by people who were supposedly professionals.

Either way, they’re enough to make the floor look like a perfectly reasonable place to sit.

1. “Same Name, Same Product Number. Not The Same Chair”

Two yellow chairs with mismatched seat heights in a room with hardwood floor.

2. “Roommate Left A Wet Towel On My IKEA Island And The Veneer Is Bubbled In The Corner”

Broken wooden table edge with a large chip and crack.

3. I Can’t Tell If This Is Supposed To Be A Chair Or A Weird Table

Upside-down black table with broken leg on a beige carpet.

4. “IKEA 1, Bernadette 0. I Failed At Building A Step Ladder. I’ll Stick To Knitting I Think”

Unassembled wooden furniture frame on a colorful rug.

5. Furniture Assembly Isn’t For Everyone

Woman laughing with a chair in a garage, furniture assembly fail.

6. “Ordered A Loveseat From IKEA. Apparently Someone Pulled Up The Parts List And Sent Me One Of Each”

Man sitting on a sofa in a living room with furniture assembly fails.

7. “Sometimes, You Just Can’t Make It Work”

White wardrobe with a mirror door reflecting a person taking a photo.

8. I’m Beginning To Notice A Pattern

Child fallen over after chair collapse during furniture assembly.

9. “Literally Built Herself Into A Tight Spot”

Woman in a pink top and patterned skirt inside a wooden crib, holding a manual.

10. “The Chance Of Injury Is Unreal Now”

A bed with storage drawers under it in a bedroom with a window and pink wall art.

11. “I Ordered A Couch At IKEA And They Lost Half The Couch In Delivery”

Living room with dining area, TV, guitar, and modern decor.

“So I ordered a couch at IKEA for my new apartment to be delivered today, since I had people taking a day off work to come and help. And they apparently lost or forgot to deliver the actual couch part and will now only be delivering it on the 10th…”

12. “This Was The Work Of The Second Professional IKEA Furniture Assembler We Hired Through Taskrabbit”

Black wardrobe tilted with fallen support on a wooden floor.

“He left the job unfinished and wouldn’t even move it to the correct position. this was after the first person left the job unfinished.”

13. “These IKEA Cushions That Look Like They’re Mouldy.”

14. “Just When I Was Putting The Last Door On My IKEA Closet, I Slipped On A Piece Of Cardboard And Stepped On The Glass”

Broken mirror on a wooden floor with furniture and a window reflection.

15. “Oops”

Partially assembled furniture with a misaligned top panel and missing screws.

“My new dresser now has a super unique folding mechanism that has never been seen before!”

16. “When You Don’t Even Know Where To Begin”

Disorganized living room with furniture parts, tools, and packaging scattered around.

17. “Saw These Girls At IKEA. What Were They Thinking?”

Car with large cardboard box on trunk, blocking rear view, in parking lot.

18. What’s The Opposite Of Ergonomic?

Black office chair with broken armrest in a room with wooden furniture.

19. “I Swear I Followed The Instructions”

White dresser with three drawers, each with black heart-shaped handles.

20. “This Happened While Assembling”

drawer misaligned and screws not properly fixed.

21. “At This Point, You Might As Well Accept The Cabinets As They Are”

Three white cabinets mounted on a wall with a black background above.

22. “Got The Table Put Together. Just One More Chair Leg”

Person under a fallen chair with legs and arms visible, furniture assembly fail.

23. “When The Materials Used Are So Cheap, There’s Simply No Room For Error”

Partially assembled white furniture with missing parts and tools.

24. “Having Trouble With IKEA Stall Assembly”

Level placed on top of a white cabinet with four drawers, furniture assembly fail.

Nate Armbruster

Nate Armbruster

Nate is a writer and stand-up comedian living in Chicago. He enjoys finding the internet’s funniest corners so you don’t have to.

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