IKEA: classic or dud?

However, Target was having a clearance sale on nifty imported furniture and I ended up spending a fortune. I got an African table, and Indian chest, three pillows and three rugs.

however, i have it on good authority that starbucks is genetically engineering aggressive coffee beans. while docile beans normally live in harmony with the cordillera, angry coffee beans trees make the other plants sad.

Do you have to build your own sofas or do they come pre-assembled?

"Henjoy your affordable Svedish Crap!"

http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/30353_PE103235_S3.jpg

It is great, and cost £69.

Habitat do a remarkably similar (although solid wood rather than particleboard) thing for £345.

IKEA won this battle.

The only thing I want from IKEA is a bathroom sink/cupboard unit, but I can't face going to the bloody store.

i... don't understand.

i want one

Although we'll probably be buying a bed there.

Is the stuff hard to put together? I've always gotten otherwise cheap stuff that is already put together, but I see they have some nice, clean-lined red shelving.

It can be frustrating sometimes. Try to have a friend on hand who is somewhat mechanically inclined and enjoys those sorts of projects.

I once got trapped inside the Bristol branch of IKEA.
I can buy already assembled furniture from the Furniture Store (it's actually called that) not far from my house. I can get a solid chest of drawers there for £50. Why would I waste my time assembling furniture when I can buy it already made? Screw that. So, dud.

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No, it isn't hard as long as you really look at the instructions properly and don't try to do something clever like I did and build a loft bed with a ladder in a different direction to the one illustrated. It took me 4 hours. But Child 2 loves it now so Daddy getting all stressed out and hitting the floor with the hammer was all in a good cause.

As I'm sure I've posted elsewhere I have a load of their stuff and most of it has lasted well and still goods good.

The thing about it being flatpacked is that I cannot get a six foot bookcase already assembled in my car. Now for that matter, a bed.

??

why bother doing anything?

think i'm going to purchase some expedit shelves for the records. they really are the perfect size.

-- haitch, Sunday, May 13, 2007 3:06 PM

I cannot get a six foot bookcase already assembled in my car

some of us don't have cars.

idiot furniture stores that don't deliver.

some of us don't have books

IKEA deliver - oh boy do they deliver!

The shelves, dining chairs, and tables aren't too difficult to put together. Mr. Jaq just re-assembled 2 of the 16 cube Expedits the other night and we've got 2 more of the 25 cube ones waiting to build up this weekend. I had some small issues with a chest of drawers, and once I bought an extremely complex and fiddly fold-out laptop desk that took AGES to put together and when it was done, it was unpleasant to use. Hint #1: electric screwdriver or drill w/ screwdriver bit U&K. Hint #2: if the screws don't want to start or bind 1/2 way, back them out and rub either soap or pencil lead on them, then try again.

I have a stigmatum on my hand from assembling my new IKEA table from the new IKEA store here. Stupid screwdriver digging into my palm. I do have a power drill though so I was able to finish the thing. And the table is nice and folds up very small so I have a bigger feeling living room now. Rah!

OK, our living room is now like an IKEA showroom. And EVERY instruction booklet thing that came with everything we bought had one completely wrong diagram in it just to confuse the living bejeezus out of us. But it all looks lovely, even if it did take about three hours to put together a stool.