Besta sideboard Anonymous reviewerGreat unit. Hinges are a nightmare tho. Doors still not on as they should be. 4
Does not assembleAnonymous reviewerThis unit does not assemble correctly.
Whilst a did not have a problem assembling a very similar unit, this particular unit looks all wonky and does not close properly after assembly. Rubbish!1
Poor design with misaligned door/drawers Anonymous reviewerI regretted ignoring all the negative reviews and bought this one along with assembly service, thinking professionals will certainly handle the tricky bits. Boy, how wrong I am! The folk from Taskrabit showed up and spent 2 hours wrestling it with sweat.. Now I have to pay extra 42 quid for this sideboard with drawers either not opening or closing, crooked doors with gaps in the middle, and looking nothing close to the faked photos above. For people reviewing this product, do yourself a favour, 300+ can buy you something much more decent than this. 1
Absolutely shocking. Anonymous reviewerMy partner has built IKEA stuff for years and in the past it has generally been a good experience. Not this one. What on earth are IKEA playing at? It's obvious that the Besta range is modular and can be adapted for different styles, but the instructions tell you how to assemble each of the parts but not how to put them together to make the whole unit. We bought the model with two drawers at the top and two cupboard doors at the bottom, but nothing shows you which holes to use to assemble the drawer runners or the hinges. When my partner finally got the hinges on the doors they don't fit flush. It is still laying in bits on our lounge floor and I'm tempted to demand someone come out to put it together at no charge to us. A call to customer service just gave us the option of searching Youtube videos or taking a video of the issue and dealing with a chat bot online. We both have businesses to run and don't have time for this. IKEA have truly lost the plot on this one. We won't be back.1
Qualifications needed to put this together properly!Anonymous reviewerDegree in rocket science
Carpentry skills essential
Extreme level of patience required
Microscopic attention to detail
This was hard to put together, as per the previous comments
The essential instructions to read are for the drawers and the hinge adjustments
You need to know that the top drawers are assembled differently, so make sure that you read the instructions for the top
drawer
Once I realised this it was quick to align and does indeed align correctly with all drawers working as expected
Allow a good 4 or 5 hours
I will probably never buy this again though as it came damaged on the side edges3
poor designAnonymous reviewerPoor design of the drawer and the doors touch each other and do not close. Soft close doesn't work.1
Complicated and misaligned screw holesAnonymous reviewerToo much trouble to build and the inner middle panel had misaligned screwholes with the side panels, so the drawers and doors arent perfectly straight.1
Terrible InstructionsAnonymous reviewerCabinet nice, as expected, but only nice once spending a lengthly amount of time trying to figure out how to fit the drawer above the cupboard door. It only comes with instructions for other Besta combinations, not for this particular one. In the end I had to turn the drawer front upside down and measure and drill for a handle myself. This is all doable, but it took me an hour of trials to find a solution. It needs description of what height the drawer runners need to be and different positioned holes to attach the drawer front! I like a flat pack project, but I was rather disappointed and frustrated with this considering the price and lack of instructions. Usually Ikea instructions are very literal but this failed massively.2
Great additionAnonymous reviewerWe have other items from this range and this is a great addition for storage. It was easier to put together rather than find all the pieces at IKEA5
Sturdy cabinet with good looksAnonymous reviewerOrdered for storage. Very sturdy (after securing to wall) and looks good. Only complaint would be the instructions. I found that after completing some of the instructions, I was having to undo again to complete (eg to fit the feet). That said, I had bought 2 and they were completed in a day on my own. I did find that handles were not really necessary, even though I had purchased some.4
Fantastic unitAnonymous reviewerFantastic unit5
Shoddy manufacturingAnonymous reviewerThe pre-drilled holes for mounting the drawer rails were out of alignment resulting in one drawer being a half centimetre lower than the other. Th drawers also had a gap of about a centimetre between the top of the drawer and the top of the unit when the drawers were closed. Took a lot of messing about measuring and drilling new holes before they were correctly aligned. I do not recommend this product for that reason.1
Anonymous reviewerVery sensible and useful storage combination. The glazed doors add an attractive feature to the display and enhance the overall effect.5