IVAR Side unit, 19 5/8x49 "
Price $ 20.00
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IVAR Shelf, 17x20 "
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104.846.53Since IVAR storage system is so good at what it does, it has faithfully served customers’ needs across the home for over 50 years. Attics, living rooms, pantries and bedrooms – they all love IVAR.
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Untreated solid pine is a durable natural material that can be painted, oiled or stained according to preference.
Solid pine is a natural material which ages beautifully and gains its own unique character over time.
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IKEA of Sweden
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Assembly is horribleMonicaI miss the days when these came preassembled. The dowels don't match up and I have to get my partner to help assemble them. The dowels aren't even in all the way, but hopefully enough that it doesn't fall apart. I wish we taken the time to get the drill to fix the holes. Not that we should need to do that.
the assembly: really ikea?!AnonymousI read the reviews, and was warned but this old lady went ahead and ordered a LOT of IVAR shelving. I couldn't get through the first side unit. whyyyyy is this so hard? and it's not like these are 'cheap' shelves. come on IKEA, go back to the old design, this is way too much work.
Pesky pegsJames[1] I have used IKEA for decades, including IVAR. It's been years since I got IVAR, but I needed new side supports. It was a surprise to have to assemble them and not easy. I needed a rubber mallet, but even with it, to finally force begs in, I had to use an ordinary hammer without the little board. They did, finally. go in.
[2] I don't know if this should be attributed to the supports or the shelves, but what I thought would be easy was not. The shelves did not line up. I hesitate to disassemble and reassemble others because it was so difficult.
[3] The latest generation of shelves are no longer plastic but the metal of old.
[4] The IVAR problems reported are particularly troublesome. While I remain a fan, already years ago I observed that the quality of the assembled product is inversely related to its complexity. I write this from a dining room, which like an identical one in another room, has never been reliably stable. Drawers on the buffet are likewie flimsy
Put that big rubber mallet to use during assembly!!ClaireI was hesitant to try the new design however I am pleasantly surprised how much I do like it!! Along with smaller packaging for transport it allows for easier cutting of the posts for custom height shelving. Needed a 30” height for a tv stand using the drawers and corner shelf and it was easier to manage on my miter saw than when assembled. It does require some rubber mallet force to get the pegs in place but the included wood block minimizes any damage to the finished product. Overall works well with my 15 yr old current collection of Ivar products :))
Miss the old pre-assembled unitWilliamWhile assembling this side unit is not as bad as some of the reviews, there is no room for mistakes. The old preassembled version was sturdier and better looking without the wooden studs peeking out. I would have paid a higher price for the older style
Love Ivar, Hate the New DesignMarcyThe side supports used to come assembled. I love the new, smaller, packaging, but there's a design issue with building. Ikea provides a little piece of wood to bang in the dowels. The fit is very very tight, and once you get to the bottom the pegs won't go in flat because the wood has been misshapen by the fourth peg of banging. You need to find a flat area you can bang that will also not snap out of your hand if it's not the middle. It's also difficult to hold the piece of wood and the tool and bang while checking the progression. Often I'd miss the wood, hit my hand. Look at the video of assembly before purchase and make sure your neighbors below are going to be okay with a severe amount of banging as well as your comfort level trying to get those pegs to lay flat.
Should have more crossmembers.PhilipSolid Wood. Beautiful. Should have more crossmembers.
Too Difficult To AssembleClaireI have many many ikea products that I have had no trouble assembling: Kallax, Besta, Enhet, Nissafors, Aurdal…but trying to put the pegs into these rails is making me hate you with the fire of a thousand suns >:(
Seriously, Get Over the PegsTrevorYes, you have to assemble it. Yes, the pegs need a mallet to go in the hole. Yes, the hole (intentionally) doesn't line up. If this is a problem, consider that for $20-30 you are getting FSC-certified wood furniture made in a first-world country (my uprights were made in Sweden), packed without any excess plastics or other waste, that go together in about 5 minutes. I am not fit... I work in IT. Using the provided wood block (to reduce imprint on the soft pine), the dowels bang in nicely with a hard rubber mallet against the block. Easy peasy. Can you see the dowels? Sure. Is the wood finger-jointed? Sure. Is the price remarkable for the quality of the product you are getting with the first-world provenance and knowledge that it's environmentally sustainable? Yes, yes it is. Also - kudos to IKEA for not only making the packing as green as can be (again - no plastics beyond the rayon anti-tip strap) but by shrinking the footprint of the box the carbon footprint is lower too!
Ivar side unit, pineJacquelineI love the idea of this, easy to add more shelving and quick to put together
So much betterRobinI'm a potter who has been using the ivar system for my show display for over twenty years. These new uprights are the best ever. Over repeated set ups the old uprights would get loose in the joints and unstable. These new joints are so much studier.
I used wood glue on the joints and used a 5 pound mallet to tap them together. The whole thing took about five minutes. I made sure that everything was lined up and it only took a couple of taps. These are so strong when they are put together.
nothing fitsCandicedowels take the force of ten armies to fully insert that i gave up bc im scared my neighbors are gonna file a noise complaint against me + when it came time to attach it to the cabinet the holes were too small for the designated screws HOW IS IT SUPPOSED TO ATTACH? all the instructions make it look easy that im convinced i have a defective product
The worst ideaIrinaI hope you fired the employee who offered to optimize this part of IVAR. I couldn't put it together, pieces are not solid and don't fit in the holes. Looks like parts from different furniture that never meet together
Ivar FlexibilityDenaThe Ivar side unit is a comfortable height for managing book and magazine storage. It comes packed as a long slender box and was relatively easy to put together. The weight is quite light but the side unit is very sturdy.
Ivar2026EstherThe new IVAR comes in more compact packaging but requires more assembly. My pieces did not align perfectly, but I still could put the shelves together and load the shelves in my storage room. I like that I can take the shelf apart and connect it to existing ivars elsewhere in my house.
Easy Construction & SturdyAaronHaving these come disassembled is great because it makes staining or painting the parts much easier. Assembly takes about 3 minutes if you know how to use a hammer or any other blunt object. Start by aligning the slots at one and any work your way day gradually rather than trying to do them all at the same time.
IVAR is RUINEDAnonymous reviewerI read the reviews, I was prepared to put the side unit together. But the pieces are no longer solid pine. The uprights, the shelves, the cross bars on the uprights -- every piece is finger jointed every few inches. So there's no consistent grain, and it's visually very unappealing. I assume they did this because previous unassembled versions mentioned warped uprights. IKEA, please, go back to the original design, with pre-assembled side units! PLEASE!
GoodGarrettI built three of them and connected them together, then stained them darker brown with no problems.
Works just fine, assembly is no funHolgerLiked the pre-assembled version better since it was cheaper and you could see what you buy. At times the solid wood parts are not pretty, but there's no way noticing this when all is wrapper up.
Horrible change! Can't assemble. Will be returning.JulieOh my gosh, Ikea. I have LOVED my IVAR shelving system for years and years, and was so excited to move to a new space where I could add a little short Ivar that was going to be my bookshelf for cookbooks. That dream is dead because the side pieces are now IMPOSSIBLE TO ASSEMBLE. I'm the Ikea assembler in the house, there is no assembly that has beaten me to this date...UNTIL NOW. The dowels just do not go into the holes! And then you'd think they would manufacture the side pieces so you didn't have to see the dowl holes from one side but they give you two of the exact same pieces so one side of the post will always show your dowel holes, there is no hiding them. This was an awful change, Ikea. I'm going to be returning this purchase and i will need to dream up a new bookshelf idea (not from Ikea) for my cookbooks.
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