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I've stopped buying IKEA products for this reason. They are never durable. The unit surfaces get pitted and discoloured easily and things warp over time. It's c

I've stopped buying IKEA products for this reason. They are never durable. The unit surfaces get pitted and discoloured easily and things warp over time. It's crap basically. I have to replace it all every 4-5 years. The last cycle I threw some cash at some quality solid wood products. They're a better investment.

anton_gogolev 11y ago
IKEA has plenty of solid wood furniture, but style-wise these items are very different from the fiberwood crap.
Brakenshire 11y ago
I've had quite a lot of good furniture from there, which has lasted more than a decade. I think they carry crap and they carry things which are well made and well designed. There does recently seem to be more crap, though. I tried to buy a floor lamp from there a couple of months ago, and they seemed to be basically not charging enough to be able to make their designs to a decent standard. If you're going to make a floor lamp for £30-40, just make it simple, don't put in a lot of hinges which aren't properly secured or balanced, or snake-like fittings which make loud groaning noises every time they are moved. Ironically I got something less ambitious and better designed from the local anonymous hardware store. Disappointing to see a company like IKEA which is supposed to be all about thought-out industrial design making mistakes like that.
- blackbeard 11y ago
  Yes definitely. I have a floor lamp from them as well and the metal was so thin it folded the first time it was moved so now it's a metal and duct tape lamp :)
onion2k 11y ago
They're a better investment. They're a different investment. Furniture (outside of antiques) has practically no resale value. If you move around a lot, and value your freedom and mobility over most other things, Ikea is pretty much perfect. It's designed to be for the short term.
jinushaun 11y ago
What are people doing to their IKEA furniture? Mine have seen six apartments in 10 years and are still basically new. Never understood why they have a reputation for "falling apart". Only Target and Walmart furniture have fallen apart on me--usually within less than a year.
toomuchtodo 11y ago
How much do you spend moving your quality wood furniture? Your moving budget is my IKEA budget every time I move (I donate my still-very-much-intact IKEA furniture).

anton_gogolev 11y ago

IKEA has plenty of solid wood furniture, but style-wise these items are very different from the fiberwood crap.

Brakenshire 11y ago

I've had quite a lot of good furniture from there, which has lasted more than a decade. I think they carry crap and they carry things which are well made and well designed. There does recently seem to be more crap, though. I tried to buy a floor lamp from there a couple of months ago, and they seemed to be basically not charging enough to be able to make their designs to a decent standard. If you're going to make a floor lamp for £30-40, just make it simple, don't put in a lot of hinges which aren't properly secured or balanced, or snake-like fittings which make loud groaning noises every time they are moved. Ironically I got something less ambitious and better designed from the local anonymous hardware store. Disappointing to see a company like IKEA which is supposed to be all about thought-out industrial design making mistakes like that.

blackbeard 11y ago
Yes definitely. I have a floor lamp from them as well and the metal was so thin it folded the first time it was moved so now it's a metal and duct tape lamp :)

onion2k 11y ago

They're a better investment. They're a different investment. Furniture (outside of antiques) has practically no resale value. If you move around a lot, and value your freedom and mobility over most other things, Ikea is pretty much perfect. It's designed to be for the short term.

jinushaun 11y ago

What are people doing to their IKEA furniture? Mine have seen six apartments in 10 years and are still basically new. Never understood why they have a reputation for "falling apart". Only Target and Walmart furniture have fallen apart on me--usually within less than a year.

toomuchtodo 11y ago

How much do you spend moving your quality wood furniture? Your moving budget is my IKEA budget every time I move (I donate my still-very-much-intact IKEA furniture).