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Ikea is garbage throwaway furniture that doesn’t last. I’d love to see the return of quality goods that last forever. I have some inherited ethan allan furnitu

Ikea is garbage throwaway furniture that doesn’t last. I’d love to see the return of quality goods that last forever. I have some inherited ethan allan furniture that was super expensive back in the day. It’s still holding up.

Hamuko 5y ago
I recently sold a glass GALANT table that had been with me for like 15 years. I only got rid of it because I got an electronically adjusting table for cheap from the office clearance sale. My sofa, TV stand, shelves, batteries, drinkware, plates and so on are surviving pretty well too. I've really only had two notable IKEA things break: glass tea jar shattered for unknown reasons, and the gas spring on my office chair broke. Thankfully the office chair had a 10-year warranty, so I had the entire chair replaced under warranty.
Gigachad 5y ago
Have you had ikea furniture fail before? I felt the same, it _feels_ like it’s going to fail but then it just never does. I have a little set of the Malm draws which must be about 15 years old now and are still perfectly fine and like new. While plenty of high end stuff has failed on me because the wood joinery comes loose. Ikea uses nuts and bolts which hold things together much better than joinery.
Beldin 5y ago
Ikea offers a choice of affordable furniture that is easily "good enough". The price point is great for young families: accidents with furniture are not a catastrophe, you can afford to replace it. If you want design, go for that. If you want solid oak-levels of sturdiness, go for that. Me, if I need a chair/cupboard/wardrobe/..., I don't want to break the bank, but I do want choice of something that'll last long enough. They're cheap enough so that i wasn't hesitant about trying modifications myself, yet sturdy enough that the furniture survived for over a decade and a half so far, and going strong.

Hamuko 5y ago

I recently sold a glass GALANT table that had been with me for like 15 years. I only got rid of it because I got an electronically adjusting table for cheap from the office clearance sale. My sofa, TV stand, shelves, batteries, drinkware, plates and so on are surviving pretty well too. I've really only had two notable IKEA things break: glass tea jar shattered for unknown reasons, and the gas spring on my office chair broke. Thankfully the office chair had a 10-year warranty, so I had the entire chair replaced under warranty.

Gigachad 5y ago

Have you had ikea furniture fail before? I felt the same, it _feels_ like it’s going to fail but then it just never does. I have a little set of the Malm draws which must be about 15 years old now and are still perfectly fine and like new. While plenty of high end stuff has failed on me because the wood joinery comes loose. Ikea uses nuts and bolts which hold things together much better than joinery.

Beldin 5y ago

Ikea offers a choice of affordable furniture that is easily "good enough". The price point is great for young families: accidents with furniture are not a catastrophe, you can afford to replace it. If you want design, go for that. If you want solid oak-levels of sturdiness, go for that. Me, if I need a chair/cupboard/wardrobe/..., I don't want to break the bank, but I do want choice of something that'll last long enough. They're cheap enough so that i wasn't hesitant about trying modifications myself, yet sturdy enough that the furniture survived for over a decade and a half so far, and going strong.