PainMajThis was one of the most painful pieces of ikea furniture I've ever had to assembled and I built at least 40 shelves, tables, and cabinets for a school, The instructions are very unclear, each unit to build this godforsaken piece of furniture was sold separately and we had to go around and gather it ourselves, and IT DOESNT EVEN COME WITH/TELL YOU WHERE TO GET THE HANDLES TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DRAWERS!!!!!! The hinges are a nightmare to work with. This only furthers my opinion ikea needs to start a youtube channel where one guy just builds every piece of furniture yall have, youd probably make more money that way anyways. Whoever is reading this, buy a different cabinet, this is way too overpriced for the headache that it causes. 1
Don't buy! Two separate pieces of furniture.AlyssaWe have bought a lot of Ikea furniture and usually are very happy with the quality. However, the Besta is the worst piece of furniture we have ever bought from Ikea. This is not one piece of furniture as Ikea has pictured. The photos of the Besta are misleading. It is two separate pieces of furniture which sit next to each other and are not actually connected. The top is not one smooth board - it's two pieces. Beware if you put this on hard floor. The smaller cabinet will slide away when you open cabinets and drawers, so it stands out like a sore thumb that the furniture is separated. I would return if we had a vehicle large enough to take it back to the store. It was also difficult to put together as the directions are for the separate pieces and not for the whole thing. It is not sturdy like other Ikea furniture we have purchased. Very disappointed. Avoid my mistake by reading all the reviews before you buy.1
Not as picturedMichelleI ordered the white oak besta combination and the website is misleading because its much darker than pictured. There is also a seam in the top as it's actually 2 separate units. I would not recommend this product and plan on returning it. 2
ok... butShioriit looked sophisticated but one top board came with a hole (damaged). I thought three storage units are connected but I didn't realized that this is two plus one storage so there is a separation between them. It is ok but not what I was imagining. The appearance looks good though.3
Nice Storage SystemKathrynThis very nicely cleans up all the miscellaneous items in our office.5
Drawers are a painCynthiaAssembled the cabinet today- it was fairly easy at first until we got to the drawers. They don’t line up and you can’t close one without pushing or forcing over the other. It is so annoying. Also, it doesn’t have predrilled holes for the support legs. Do yourself a favor and get the actual legs instead and possibly all cabinet doors instead of drawers.2
Vague Instructions + Horrible Customer ServiceIlanaI never write 1-star reviews, but I want to warn all future buyers about this item. It comes in 7+ boxes, each with different set of instructions, rather than any cohesive set of instructions. I spoke with a customer service agent on the phone, and another one via chat, and neither one could answer my question about assembly and instead insisted that I "hire Task Rabbit" rather than provide an answer. The material of the item is cheap and dents easily. I would definitely avoid purchasing, or purchasing something complex like this from IKEA generally.1
Best purchaseJeromeEasy install5
Looks good, but difficult to assembleAnneThis sideboard looks great, but is a nightmare to put together. An enormous amount of boxes with instructions that were lacking. I have put together several fairly complex pieces of IKEA furniture by now and usually have fun doing it because I am intrigued by the ingenuity of it all - it sort of feels like I am playing with Lego. But this Besta piece was not fun. Frustrating.2
Too many boxesBlancaI had been eying this pier for a while. A
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Sold out. Couple weeks back I saw it was back in stock! I immediately ordered it.
Once I received it I noticed it was 18 boxes for one unit. And the bits are not attached. It’s so overwhelming not sure what box to open first! It’s still in boxes almost a month later.2
Not sturdyKevenSadly it’s very unsturdy (wobbly) and it was a very disappointing shipping experience. Please do better IKEA!2
Nice CabinetJackExactly as expected.5
Great simple look to it.MichelleGreat simple look to it.5
Easy to AssembleAnonymousJust finished assembling this myself 2 days ago. I've assembled furniture several times before so this was not difficult for me. It looks nice and modern but I was surprised at how cheap the material was. You will have to adjust the latches on the doors until you get them to hang evenly but the illustrations on the hardware package show you how. .3