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I have 3 Gerton desks that will probably last my whole life. Solid beech. They have also discontinued it. Probably related to this article since they were made
by skellera 3y ago
I have 3 Gerton desks that will probably last my whole life. Solid beech.
They have also discontinued it. Probably related to this article since they were made with solid wood.
- nkozyra 3y agoYeah, one of the better things they've ever had, but ultimately it's just edge joined 2x2s, so depending on where you live you're likely to get some cupping/warping over time. They probably still have similar wood countertops you can buy and use for the same purpose, though.
- inferiorhuman 3y agoNope. At least in the US, all the countertops are particleboard, laminate or quartz. There's a butcher block themed particleboard but that's the closest you'll get now.
- daydream 3y agoTo be clear it’s a top layer of solid on top of particleboard. Not just particleboard.
- inferiorhuman 3y agoI'm still finishing up an IKEA kitchen, but the last I checked there were no solid wood options any longer. Used to be for SEKTION (and the Euro equivalent) they even carried solid ash doors and drawer fronts, those were discontinued a couple years ago. There are solid bamboo fronts (but no doors). The closest you'll get now are particleboard tops with "thick" veneer. VRENA and MÖLLEKULLA use "thick" oak veneer; KARLBY, BARKABODA, and PINNARP use a "thick" walnut veneer. Veneer being IKEA's choice of words, not mine. These have traditional laminate on the underside. SKOGSÅ uses "thick" veneer on all sides but is still a particleboard core. SÄLJAN and EKBACKEN are laminate. TOLKEN is solid bamboo (this must be new).
- nkozyra 3y agoBamboo as a countertop material would have me more anxious than granite.
- inferiorhuman 3y agoWhy?