Focus not only on what to say, but also how to say it. Use “I feel” rather than “You are..” or “You always..”

Safety is the #1 concern. Safety of the furniture, due to low quality. Safety of the kids.

The time to assemble any furniture is after the lockdown, when we have the space, the availability of professional help, and possibility of me leaving the scene.

One complete assembly would take 3-6 hours. If too slow, then we could consider getting professional help.

–the proposal:

Let’s leave them as they are for the next month, until grandparents leave. Doing any assembly now will compromise safety.

We would need to accept the current situation — leaving everything in living room.

The big table top can leave behind sofa.