Bedroom wardrobe - IKEA?

ChrisD.

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ChrisD.

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I need a half decent wardrobe to last me a couple of years. I can't be wider than 138cm as otherwise it fouls a door opening and light switch at the other side.

Ideally I'd get two doubles and something made to last, but I don't intend to be in the house longer than a year or two. I've managed for two years with one of those cheap things you put up as a temporary solution so I think I last a bit longer. But that's quite wide and in a room I want to put a bed in for guests.

I've spotted this:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/...ali-wardrobe-with-3-doors-white-art-00250169/

Will fit where I want it and it seems quite cheap, I know I would have to add on some interior bits so the price would go up, but would this be any good? I always remember walking (read, being dragged) around IKEA and thinking some of the furniture seems a bit flimsy.

I don't really want to spend any more than £250 or so as I can see me moving house in a few years as I want somewhere with a drive, if the item I buy may not work in the new house so may be a waste of money.
 
I've had an Ikea wardrobe for last 3 years and it's been fine, still looks new and I've had 0 issues with it, If they still do the doors how they did before you have to drill the holes for handles which was abit of a farce tbh.
 
Glanza said:
I've had an Ikea wardrobe for last 3 years and it's been fine, still looks new and I've had 0 issues with it, If they still do the doors how they did before you have to drill the holes for handles which was abit of a farce tbh.
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I'm resigned to the fact that no matter what I buy, due to the cost, is going to be a pain to put together!
 
ChrisD. said:
Will fit where I want it and it seems quite cheap, I know I would have to add on some interior bits so the price would go up, but would this be any good? I always remember walking (read, being dragged) around IKEA and thinking some of the furniture seems a bit flimsy.
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Personally I'd buy Ikea furniture over anything else at a similar price point. Whilst they may have a historic reputation for being flimsy (as they are built to a price point), having bought a couple of Malm chests of drawers and Billy bookcases I can safely say they do put a lot of thought into the bits that matter (e.g. metal runners and braces on the bottom of drawers), so should be relatively long lasting.

Compared to Argos/Homebase furniture they are in a different league
 
ChrisD. said:
I'm resigned to the fact that no matter what I buy, due to the cost, is going to be a pain to put together!
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It was straight forward to put together and mine has a chest of drawers in the bottom half, they didn't pre drill the holes on the one I bought as you had the choice of 5 or more handles.
 
Cheers guys. Seems I can get a full set to suit my bedroom including chest of drawers and bedside cabinets for around £300, which isn't bad considering one double wardrobe of higher quality from somewhere like John Lewis is quite a bit more. It's got to be better than the Argos stuff I have no where half the drawers don't even work!
 
Ikea is great so long as you understand what it is that your buying. It's all chipboard with a expensive looking veneer wrap, etc.

It does the job however it's the kind of furniture once it's built it cannot really be dismantled and put up again without compromising it.

It's flimsy in the sense that if you bump into it you may ruin the wrap which cannot be fixed. I've had to touch a couple of items up with a black marker for instance so you cannot notice the damage unless your up close.

So long as you understand what it is then your fine. It is cheap tat though tarted up to look good. Build quality isn't the greatest but the finish is good so long as you don't bump into it. It's also fairly cheap however if you spend more you can get substantially better quality.

For your scenario IKEA sounds ideal. It's also really easy to put together and it's well made in that respect. All the parts do their job pretty well. All my bedroom storage furniture is ikea. Downstairs though in living room and kitchen I don't have anything from IKEA. I have proper solid wood (real wood). People who have seen my living room furniture have commented on the fact that I have proper furniture that will last forever over the usual stuff which lasts 3-5 years tops. Other people who have recently bought just went into IKEA as it's cheap and does the job however they do understand they will need to buy again in 5 years time.

So it's disposable furniture so to speak. Once your wardrobe is built leave it there. Don't bother trying to dismantle it until it's time to take it to the tip.
 
Cheers @Psycho Sonny. Sounds like exactly what I'm after. My current house is a stop gap till when I buy my next one, where I can see myself for much longer and if it doesn't already have fitted wardrobes, I'd probably pay to have them put in. I have proper furniture downstairs, my stacker tables are heavier than most peoples dining tables. :)
 
Ive moved 3 times in 10 years with my PAX wardrobes, the only issue i ever had was with the backboard, otherwise they have come apart and gone together just fine, they are good for the money, for a wardrobe thats not going to move id not have anything else, i cant see what and expensive one will do for me better, i only have mirrored doors, though, so wouldnt appreciate a high quality proper wood door as such.
 
Tinders said:
Ive moved 3 times in 10 years with my PAX wardrobes, the only issue i ever had was with the backboard, otherwise they have come apart and gone together just fine, they are good for the money, for a wardrobe thats not going to move id not have anything else, i cant see what and expensive one will do for me better, i only have mirrored doors, though, so wouldnt appreciate a high quality proper wood door as such.
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I managed to move mine too. But small bits got damaged here and there in doing so. They were never designed with it in mind. Parts of the chipboard just burst open and then you need to use a different hole or glue or live with the damage.

I've even dismantled tons and sold them second hand on gumtree. Some dismantled fine others not so it was pot luck. However overall none of them were the same again slightly compromised here and there.
 
Not all IKEA is chipboard, some things are worse, like hollow mdf faced boards, but some is real wood as well.
Bought a coffee table thats solid wood, its stained white pine.

In reality IKEA is one of the few places you really can apply "you get what you pay for". If its cheap as chips then its cheap, if its expensive its decent
Value for moneywise IKEA destroys pretty much everyone you can think of. It can be a pain though having to go to 20 different isles to pick up bits. Be very careful on things like hinges as the wrong ones can be in the wrong place.
 
Well I've ordered a Brusali set for the bedroom for £300 + £35 delivery. There's two hopes of me driving to Bristol to pick it all up!

Once they're built I can finally sort things out and look at changing the 4th bedroom into a guestroom.
 
ChrisD. said:
Well I've ordered a Brusali set for the bedroom for £300 + £35 delivery. There's two hopes of me driving to Bristol to pick it all up!

Once they're built I can finally sort things out and look at changing the 4th bedroom into a guestroom.
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Remember they will deliver the boxes into the rooms they are intended for. Dont carry them up stairs yourself :)
 
I've had a few of those exact wardrobes (well a very similar one) since i moved into my house 7 years ago and it's still doing ok despite being moved a few times. For the money i couldn't think of anything better.
 
Armageus said:
Personally I'd buy Ikea furniture over anything else at a similar price point. Whilst they may have a historic reputation for being flimsy (as they are built to a price point), having bought a couple of Malm chests of drawers and Billy bookcases I can safely say they do put a lot of thought into the bits that matter (e.g. metal runners and braces on the bottom of drawers), so should be relatively long lasting.

Compared to Argos/Homebase furniture they are in a different league
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I've bought and built an awful lot of flatpack furniture over the last 20 years and I agree 100% with this.
 
If it helps we have two of this exact wardrobe and it's far from flimsy. There's some serious weight and strength to it.
 
Hedge said:
Remember they will deliver the boxes into the rooms they are intended for. Dont carry them up stairs yourself :)
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However they will not remove their shoes. If it's raining, or like me you're on a newbuild development with sand and clay everywhere, be prepared to covered the floor sufficiently.
 
ChrisD. said:
Cheers, that's good to know.
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Just for your reference, not that it's important, but there's three boxes for each wardrobe and they're not light.

Just take that into account if you're going to buy it in person from the store and transport it back yourself.
 
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