A majority of the furniture on our site ships RTA (ready to assemble). This makes it both easier to ship and less likely to get damaged in transit. However, we frequently get asked questions about exactly what the assembly process is like. In this entry I’m going to explain the assembly process for a JG173 - 24 Inch Cafe Counterstool.

Shown here are all of the pieces exactly as they come out of the box. There are the wood pieces along with the hardware (screws) and assembly instructions.

I’ve started the assembly of the frame. It’s really a pretty simple process. Once you have the left and right pieces laid out, you simply put in the wood connector pieces. The long one goes on the bottom and the short one on top.

A little bit of wood glue needs to be put all around the piece of the wood connector being inserted into the holes. You can see here it just takes a touch. It is important to make sure you have everything properly lined up first, though, because the glue can dry fast.

After that you can insert the entire frame into the seat, as pictured to the right.

Finally you can drill in a few screws into the connector pieces and the seat for added stability - then you’re done!

It’s really quite an easy process!

Next time we’ll look at a piece with a few more parts.