ALEX Drawer unit/drop file storage, white, 36x70 cm (14 1/8x27 1/2 ")
Price $ 139.00
Choose color: White
How to get it
A clean look that’s easy to like and mix with other styles, either supporting a desk or standing alone. The back is finished so you can place it in the middle of the room – all sides are just as beautiful.
Article Number505.081.76
Product details
Drawer stops prevent the drawer from being pulled out too far.
This unit can be placed anywhere in the room because it is finished on the back.
Measurements
- Max. load: 12 kg (26 lb)
- Maximum load/drawer: 6 kg (13 lb)
- Max. load/small drawer: 2 kg (4 lb)
- Width: 36 cm (14 1/8 ")
- Depth: 58 cm (22 7/8 ")
- Height: 70 cm (27 1/2 ")
Ratings and reviews
Buyers, Remember this ReviewEric And TarynI like the Alex. I had it in my Wishlist for the longest time and finally bought it. The drawers are a little sticky but maybe they will become easier to draw over time.
Now, the important bit: Hanging Files. Don't be an idiot like me and expect them to hang on the plastic rims of the drawer. That's what the little metal rods are for. The rods, that fit into the plastic rims of the drawer ARE the rails for the hanging files. You're welcome. (Credit to bethanyb00 on Reddit for posting about this 9 years ago!)
Needs feet for carpetAnonymousI added some thick felt stickers to the base, but it's not enough to raise the unit to allow the bottom drawer to slide easily. I have low-pile carpet. I'll need to empty the drawer units and apply something else to the bottom.
Drawer UnitBrendaPerfect
Excellent purchaseSergeVery sturdy, and drawers are deep!
Great product NavmeetLove this storage unit. I also has a file cabinet at the bottom
Perfect Desk DrawersRitaI bought 2 of these to sit under my desk and I was a little worried that they would not fit well but I enlisted the help of Task Rabbit who assembled them perfectly. Once the assembly was done it looked like the perfect match. Also, the drawers slide so nicely and they give you lots of organizational space to keep all your knick knacks. I also purchased some wooden dividers from the dollar store and voila! Why spend lots of money at other stores when Ikea has this fantastic drawer without breaking the bank.
Serves it’s purposeChristiannaThe drawers are just what we needed and the mechanisms work well, the only thing is that the drawers do not sit flush - they are off by a few millimetres here and there.
All items got here in good shape.DaleVery well made and easy to put together.
Good product. Directions on assembly, not so much.LauraGood product but someone who is a newbie at assembling furniture may have some issues.
The hardware is shown and labeled in the directions but there are no pictures or labeling of three different sizes of boards or proper directions as to which board goes where.
Other than that I'm happy with the product.
File hangers don't fit as expectedAnonymous reviewerThe rods are very difficult to fit through the holes in the plastic part that goes on the sides of the file drawer. But more importantly, letter size file hangers don't fit crosswise as the width of the drawer is just a tiny bit too narrow for the cardboard hanger to fit nicely. I have some from work, some from Staples, and a handful of very old pre-A4 size ones from the UK. None of the modern letter size fit, but strangely, the UK ones do. So I will have to trim the hangers on every one. Or, I could arrange the drawer to fit the files front to back (which you'd do for legal size) but that wastes a lot of space compared to arranging them crossways.
IKEA, surely you must have thought people might want to put letter size in side to side? But to be 1/8" too narrow for this is just silly.
The product page does not say what size hangers fit or which way they go in. That would be helpful.
Does not support castors like other alex drawersDanishI bought one Alex with standard drawers and one of this one because I wanted one drawer for file storage. Not only the file storage is of inadequate space, but this one does not support castors or legs and I cannot put it directly flat on the carpet (it caused mold on the carpet).
Exactly what I required JaniceThis unit is just what i required for my office space. Easy to assemble and looks great next to my Alex desk. I don’t understand the issue with files not fitting - the be pics all show how the files fit in the unit. I had a few legal files but there was room under my hanging folders to lay them on the bottom. Great purchase for my needs.
Great for office ! MarzenaSimple , elegant and tons of space
Looks great but setup is trickyLaurenI got this with intention to put wheels on the bottom, which I found out you cannot do with the file folder version of ALEX.
The file folder bars also do not fit well in the holes, I will have to get a metal file to make the hole larger so the bars will fit.
Awkward design and could be improved!
Very pleased!MichaelI don't understand all the negative reviews regarding the file folders. We purchased two of these units and they were very easy to assemble. The file drawer can accommodate both legal and letter side folders depending on which holes you install the metal rods. The files are displayed side to side, not back to front.
file drawer doesn't fit letter size hanging filesAnonymous reviewerIt's a great little cabinet, but honest purchased it entirely for the filing drawer and it doesn't fit letter size hanging folders so not very useful to me. Wish I'd known ahead of time as I would have saved myself the purchase.
Great!RuthGreat filing cabinet for a small space. Smooth drawer operation.
Good product MarleneThe only thing is that the pieces where not marked as other pieces I have put together were. It as left up to you to figure it out. As well as the screws and metals were not labelled.
Simple, basic and functionalStevenPrice is right... quality is good. It does what you need it to do.
Just what I neededCarolineI really like the ALEX range. Functional, clean lines and easy to assemble. My office looks bright and tidy at last.
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