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They still have the real wooden furniture though. You don't have to buy the cheap paper ones.
by chpatrick 6y ago
They still have the real wooden furniture though. You don't have to buy the cheap paper ones.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoAnd they make it very clear what things are made of in the meterials section. Most retailers don't
- lnsru 6y agoSame model of Kallax shelf now is made from paper. Price is even higher. I have older wooden models. The new one has even slightly different size. I was taken by surprise.
- the_mitsuhiko 6y agoKallax was never made from "wood". The new one is quite study particle board filled with honey comb paper, the old one was very thin MDF with carton spacers. I have both an old expedit and a new kallax and there is no noticable difference. The main downfall of both is the coating with is thin and easy to destroy.
- lnsru 6y agoObviously I bought something else than IKEA product some 15 years ago. It was 5x5 huge wooden shelf. Had problems to lift parts of it and sold later for more than I paid. Deal of lifetime! Expedit and Kallax have different size, German description: https://new-swedish-design.de/de/blog/expedit-vs.-kallax-regal-unterschiede-im-detail https://new-swedish-design.de/de/blog/expedit-vs.-kallax-reg...
- the_mitsuhiko 6y ago> Expedit and Kallax have different size Yes, but Kallax is IKEA's official replacement for Expedit.
- Ma8ee 6y agoThe predecessor of Kallax was also made from paper (and it was called Expedit). I know because I hade to saw it apart to be able to lug it to the recycling.