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No Two PAX Wardrobes Are Ever Quite the Same

Sometimes the furniture isn’t the part you’re waiting for. This customer had been ready to treat themselves to a completely new wardrobe setup, but first came the carpet; and the carpet depended on a ...

Bedroom London Moving Home Recent Builds

18 Aug 2026

Steve - Home Flatpack

One KALLAX. About 100 Different Jobs.

The IKEA KALLAX is one of those pieces of furniture that somehow ends up doing a completely different job in every room. We recently assembled two for the same customer: one for the children’s play ar...

Bedroom Living Room London Moving Home Recent Builds

18 Aug 2026

How One House Move Became Our Home Setup Service

The very first Home Flatpack booking wasn’t really about flatpack furniture at all. It was about helping a pregnant couple move into their new home and getting the things around them sorted. Anyone wh...

Behind the flatpack Customer Stories For Installers For Retailers London Recent Builds

18 Aug 2026

£90 to Build an £820 Wardrobe!?

When you’ve spent hundreds of pounds on new furniture, it’s understandable to want to keep the installation cost down. A customer who had purchased an £820 wardrobe was referred to Home Flatpack by he...

Behind the flatpack Customer Stories For Installers London Recent Builds

18 Aug 2026

While We’re There…

Many customers book Home Flatpack while moving house and want to make their new space feel like home as quickly as possible. Others have had a household to-do list waiting for months. That is why we a...

Living Room London Moving Home Recent Builds

18 Aug 2026

Steve - Home Flatpack

He Just Wanted to Know What Was Happening

Some installations stay with you. One of our installers, Malcolm, once attended a family home to build a trampoline for a child who was autistic. He was incredibly excited and wanted to know what was ...

Customer Stories For Retailers Garden & Outdoor Recent Builds Recent Builds - 10 Trampolines

18 Aug 2026

We Took a Break. Now We’re Building Something Better.

A little while ago, we shared that Home Flatpack was taking a short break. Rather than simply carrying on as before, we wanted time to look properly at the business, what worked well, what could be im...

Behind the flatpack For Installers For Retailers

18 Aug 2026

Steve - Home Flatpack

Steve Takes on the Full ARTI Suite

Every now and then, Steve, Home Flatpack’s owner, swaps the planning desk for the tool kit and gets back to where the business started: building furniture in customers’ homes. This project was certain...

Bedroom Behind the flatpack London Recent Builds

18 Aug 2026

Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough Anymore.

As Home Flatpack moves into its next chapter, one of the biggest changes we’re making isn’t something you’ll necessarily see when an installer arrives at your door. It’s our Quality Management System ...

Behind the flatpack For Installers For Retailers London

18 Aug 2026

Steve - Home Flatpack

The Wardrobe He Couldn’t Face

Sometimes a furniture build comes with a story. We were booked to assemble an ARTI wardrobe for a couple which had been sitting in its boxes for around five months. Partway through the installation, t...

Bedroom Customer Stories London Recent Builds

18 Aug 2026

Building the Foundations of a New Business in Hertfordshire

Some assembly projects are about much more than simply putting something together. For this customer in Hertfordshire, her new greenhouse was going to become part of an exciting new chapter; the start...

Customer Stories Garden & Outdoor Recent Builds Recent Builds - 10

18 Aug 2026

Steve - Home Flatpack

12 Half Marathons. 12 Countries. One Slightly Questionable Idea.

Running a business has taught me that some of the best ideas start with a sentence that sounds perfectly reasonable at the time. This was one of them. During 2026, I’m taking on 12 half marathons in 1...

Behind the flatpack London

18 Aug 2026

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