Ikea bedroom furniture....anyone tried it?

[Dave7]

Personally I really dislike Ikea and have not been for years. I am having a small bedroom re-fitted and the joiner suggests I get all the wardrobes/units from there and he would adjust and fit them.
He tells me the internal drawers/hangers etc are excellent.
Any experiences here?,

 

[Drago]

I'm not a fan - it's on my forbidden shops list - but sadly Mrs D likes it.

We've some chests of drawers, the bed in our spare room, and a wardrobe from Pukea and for flat pack kit it is fairly decent. Fairly well designed, solid, decent fasteners.

Useless fact - 20% of folk in the UK sleep on an IKEA mattress.

 

[Spiderweb]

Ikea flat pack is not like the flat pack of old, it’s really solid, heavy furniture.
We have wardrobes and chests of drawers in our daughters bedroom.

 

[Cycleops]

Not assembled one for years so can’t comment on the current production but one tip, don’t assemble it with wife/partner, recipe for divorce.

 

[vickster]

We have just fitted IKEA PAX in my parents new place. It looks great. For them, Ikea‘s designated fitters Task Rabbit did the fitting, and a fantastic job.
l’ve also had Pax in my two bedrooms, must be at least 15 years old in the main one, and good as new.
You can also change the inners in future if needed.
I believe you can go to store and they’ll help you design what you want

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/cat/pax-system-19086/
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/services/planning-consultation/

 

[Gwylan]

Back in 90's when we moved every few years we had IKEA as standard.
We still have some of the original stuff 30 years later.

 

[Dave7]

We have just fitted IKEA PAX in my parents new place. It looks great. For them, Ikea‘s designated fitters Task Rabbit did the fitting, and a fantastic job.
l’ve also had Pax in my two bedrooms, must be at least 15 years old in the main one, and good as new.
You can also change the inners in future if needed.
I believe you can go to store and they’ll help you design what you want

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/cat/pax-system-19086/
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/services/planning-consultation/

Looks good.....I hope to go in the next few days. But I do dislike the actual store🙂

 

[Cycleops]

…but who could dislike their the Swedish meatballs, except veggies of course.

 

[presta]

I'm not a fan - it's on my forbidden shops list - but sadly Mrs D likes it.

It could be worse, my father was a real fan of MFI.

Useless fact - 20% of folk in the UK sleep on an IKEA mattress.

The springs must be knackered by now.

 

[raleighnut]

There's one way to get it to last, once assembled screw it to the wall and never EVER attempt to move it, this applies to any 'flat pack' furniture that's made of chipboard.

 

[Dave7]

…but who could dislike their the Swedish meatballs, except veggies of course.

Been on my mind tbh. I plan to get some.

 

[Dave7]

It could be worse, my father was a real fan of MFI.

The springs must be knackered by now.

If I get an Ikea mattress can I choose who I sleep with ??

 

[Drago]

It could be worse, my father was a real fan of MFI.

The springs must be knackered by now.

Sadly, when we move we'll be in a much bigger house so I expect I'll have to undergo sedation and trek to IKEA with Mrs D, who would gladly live in the store if she could.

 

[vickster]

Looks good.....I hope to go in the next few days. But I do dislike the actual store🙂

My brother and SiL sorted it all out, best time to go to ikea is as soon as they open the doors in the morning. Don’t go next week if it’s half term there however!!

 

[mustang1]

We don't love off IKEA furniture but if there is something we like, then we will get it from there. Examples are my very large computer desk, a bed, various bedroom furniture. It's actually pretty good and better than the price you pay. On the other hand, bespoke furniture is also very good, better than IKEA of course, but I feel it's still not worth the price paid and a lot of it is boutique/glamourised stuff.

But to answer the specific question about if IKEA furniture is good or not: imho yes it is.