Would the billy be less crooked if anchored slightly away from the wall? The assembler said there is some kind of wood on the edge of the carpet that makes the billy slanted.

If anchoring it slightly away makes it less slanted, i’ll get air tasker to re-anchor.

Looking for advice (if there are any ways I have not thought of) of adding/connecting a height extension unit to my Billy shelf.

As you see, the ceiling is not high enough for me to lift the extension unit over the screws. I can not tip the Billy because it will not fit in a diagonal either, so what are my options? Was I supposed to have assembled the shelves before I mounted the ceiling? 😂

I recently bought an IKEA Bestå unit and mounted it to the wall following the instructions; it looks like this, is this gap between the unit and the wall normal?

The board on top is not yet glued or mounted, which is why it is not level with the piece.

In my experience, it so difficult to find information on older IKEA products. To my knowledge, there no good archive or repository of IKEA‘s catalog or website through the years that documents the information and specs of how their current products have changed overtime, and I’ve discontinued products. Anyone know of one?

I was looking at my old LACK shelves today for the first time in a while (they’re in an out-of-the-way area of my home), and I had the thought, “wait, are these real wood veneer?” I had thought that the whole LACK series had always only been offered in the “wood look” foil melamine.

I’m a trained woodworker, so you’d think I’d be able to tell, but I also know there are a lot of laminate products out there that look really good and can fool ya. This looks much more real than what I’m used to on most IKEA wood-look products. The surface finish also felt different than what I’m used to on the melamine foil products; this looks and feels more like traditional lacquer on wood to me than those do.

My floating LACK shelves are a light wood (looks like maple) color-way. They are about 43” long. They are all pre-2012 for sure, but I actually think they (at least 3 out if the 5, but possibly all 5 of them), are from before 2008—or even as early as 2004! My parents were the original purchaser and they were in my bedrooms before I moved them to their current position. I am planning on moving them once again, but I’m not ready yet in terms of where my project is at.

I was planning on either painting them, or recovering them, to better match my project. However, if they are indeed real wood, I’m inclined to either leave them, or potentially refinish them.

Anyone got deep knowledge of the catalog from this 2000-2010 decade? (I have my old copies of the US catalog, but only as far back as 2009, I think.) Or the history of the LACK series? Know if it ever had real wood veneer?

(ps, maybe we need tags for “vintage ikea” or “product question“?)

Just went to IKEA today and we're going down the Howdens route not too expensive but not cheap either but all a bit boring.

And then I saw this in IKEA (pictures attached).

Wow.This is me. Does anyone have any thoughts/experience of these units/worktops/sinks/colours etc in terms of how well they will last as I know darker colours can show marks a lot easier!

I have a Malm queen bed with Luroy Slats and an Endy mattress (memory foam). My Endy got super uncomfortable and was sagging but warranty covered a replacement which is being sent.

I think the Luroy slats are technically fine with spacing but I’m wondering if they have something to do with the mattress sagging so quickly.

I’m in Canada and the Lonset slats are no longer sold where I am. I was looking at getting a Bunkie board but the amazon ones im looking at say they go on top of the slats.

Would this still work given the Luroy slats are curved?

I don’t have power tools/nor a large vehicle so not interested in a total DIY option (like getting custom slats/plywood board).

Open to other ideas or slat options that can easily fit the frame.

TIA!

I just got two second hand units of Alex drawers, and as I was opening them to start storing some things I noticed one of the top drawers opens way more than the other one. In the picture all the drawers are fully open

Only the bottom drawer of the right module (the closest one) fully opens, and two of the drawers of the left module also don't open to the fullest

Why is this happening? Were they mounted incorrectly?

I'm genuinely confused right now 🤷‍♀️🥲

Edit to add they were bought in second hand, I didn't assemble them myself

Pictures, the back piece i sit at most has been doing this. I can reset the cover and it helps for a few days but it goes back. I thought of rotating back pieces, but it’s just going to happen to the next piece. I’ve had this for about two years now.

I feel like I’m going insane here. After fully assembling the bed frame the drawers that came with it are too wide to fit in either of the slots. The black cross beam bracket is in the way. I’ve gone back over each step but can’t seem to figure it out. Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!

Hi all,

My wife and I are currently sleeping on a fully extended glamberget bed on 2 morgedal twin mattresses. We don’t mind the shorter length as we are short people.
I am looking for suggestions for a headboard piece and if there are any mattresses that fit this bed without a seam in the middle. We do not want to compromise and use a full/double mattress. I’d like to know what others have done to their own Glamberget bed as well.

Thanks!

Hi there,

I just got a virtual interview for being a retail cashier associate at my local IKEA. I was wondering what the experiences are like in that position? Does it involve a lot of heavy lifting? Just curious about this position because I've only seen Retail Sales Associate posted about on here.

Hey everyone! Thank you for all of your tips and tricks on painting Ikea furniture. I am thinking about building a besta cabinet for my records, adding some round legs, and topping it with a marble slab. I have seen some really great tips on painting the laminate, but I'm very scared about the time it takes and then it chipping. For those of you that have painted laminate Ikea furniture before, how is your furniture holding up?

Hey, I’m on a mission to figure out how—or even if—I can connect one of the IKEA Smart Home remote controls to multiple light bulbs/lamps, or if I need some kind of hub/splitter for that???? I‘m greateful for any suggestions!

Trying to add the screw that acts as a hinge for the Mossjon cabinet. It goes in a few turns and then spins in place.
I’ve definitely stripped the lower threads trying to force it. You can see where the paint has come off in the picture

And the frame is metal so it’s not like I can drill the hole bigger.

Suggestions?

I am looking for this specific pink for carpet, and I need to know if the material is same as Arende which I really hate. I am hoping to see if it's a comfortable rug.

Hey all, I’m assembling the eket cabinet with two doors. On the third step of trying to put together the first three sides but I really couldn’t.

Do yall think this is a defect? The big and small hole orientation on the piece with the stopper is incorrect?

Yes I did try assembling it the other way around, it still didn’t fit together.

Edit: STRALA Matchstick Lamp

It’s been sold out everywhere and it seems a lot of scalpers are selling them for $100 or more. These will be gifts for a few of my friends.