Looks good once assembled, if you get that farAnonymous reviewerPros: Once put together, feels quite sturdy, looks stylish, very utilitarian and practical. Cons: This is the Dark Souls of IKEA assembly. It doesn't look difficult, but most of the screws are in very awkward positions and the drawers in particular are an absolute nightmare - we spent over an hour getting the drawer faceplates attached due to the screws refusing to engage (we ended up with 6 out of 7 holding them on) and the hook mechanism to lock the bottom of the drawer onto the sides is just obnoxious. Get a Kallax instead.3
AmazingAnonymous reviewerVery sturdy and stylish. Happy with my purchase5
Looks good. Awful to assemble Anonymous reviewerLooked great in shop, when unpacked no screws etc was labels, the wood had no guide holes, 3 hours later still assembling and the draws are so poorly drained as the kettle is not stable to slot together and keeps falling apart. Screws in the most difficult areas 1 hour later and still trying to put the first draw together. Only purchase if you have an endless supply of patience or some one else to assemble. Also after looking the wood for the top of the unit has a couple of dents/marks but I’m at the point of no longer caring. 3
Great addition to my FJALLBO collection!Anonymous reviewerI already have the TV unit and 2 storage units. This was a perfect addition to my dining area. Albeit fiddly (as there are alot of small screws), I found it easy to construct, just time consuming. Worthwhile with the finished result!5
Do the opposite of step 21!Anonymous reviewerBought this piece for the sitting room, and it’s absolutely perfect. Great size and fairly easy to put together. So pleased with this purchase and would definitely buy again.
However… the drawers at the end caused a bit of a nightmare as they wouldn’t insert and we couldn’t figure out what had gone wrong.
Discovered a YouTube video of someone building the same unit, and they put a component in the opposite way to how it’s shown in the booklet at step 21.
Took said piece out, flipped it and screwed the runners back on in their new positions.
Suddenly the drawers fit seamlessly!
Might warrant a reprint, IKEA. Dropped a star for this, would have been 5 stars without this issue. 4
Well designed unit BUT beware error in instructions.Anonymous reviewerSo, having reached the final stage (insert the draws) it was suddenly obvious that something was very wrong.
After partial disassembly we traced the problem to misleading (incorrect?) instruction at stage 21.
Only by doing what 21 warns you NOT to do, could we get the draws to level up.
Finished product is very nice.4
Hard work, but worth it!Anonymous reviewerWhen assembled, the side board is stylish and pleasing to look upon. I’ve used mine for the likes vinyl and books and I’m very happy with it.
As to the assembly! I assembled this alone and all things considered including cutting up the mountain of packaging, we’re talking about 3 and a half hours. There’s over 100 screws and as some have already stated, many are small, tight and frustrating to place. The drawers in particular were the most frustrating. This agonising task has cost the item a star, though otherwise I’m very happy indeed!4
Bought for pantryAnonymous reviewerThe quality is very good and the look amazing5