IKEA Furniture

Great thing to use with referral code 9ftydf – yes, this is a bit random but wow what a great chair to just sit and be and think about the universe and all that is within in just much wow is all.

Good and Affordable – Good, comfortable and affordable. Had this chair for more than 2 years. It served as a nursing chair, with a nice rocking movement, and a very simple style. Further, it's easy to move around due to being very light. Show details

Love sofa hate my smelly new covers – I've recently purchased new replacement covers for my lovely ektorp 2 seater sofa. Great colour, but they had a terrible smell when I opened the package. Will definitely need washing before use. Show details

Best sofa – I have had my klippan sofa for 15 years sagging a bit now but used and abused ever day. Very comfortable once you get used to it covers can be a pain to change as I find it a two person job.will definitely be buying another one soon  Show details

IKEA will not bother to your local standard – Just purchased and installed a week ago, found the bed frame was too long than usual size when put on the mattress. In Malaysia when we purchase a… Read more

mattress or bed frame, usually we only have two choices which KING or QUEEN, the size will be standard for any shop or manufacturers. However, Ikea claim that they have their own standard size, and you must purchase together with the mattress, even they selling in Malaysia,that’s really not a friendly seller. So make sure you carefully check the measurement before buying anything that to match or pair with non- Ikea products.

IKEA arranged to install my 2 wardrobes and caused damage to my walls and the wardrobes and refused to take responsibility for it despite clear… Read more

supporting evidence. Assembly Services Australia (ASA) which IKEA arranged to do the installation, would not even take my calls or provide an email for me to send details of my complaint.

IKEA said that I must have caused the damage! - unbelievable.

It took a complaint to Consumer Affairs (CA) and the threat of VCAT for IKEA to eventually accept responsibility.

My advice is go to CA after what I assume is IKEA's standard initial refusal to do the right thing, then go straight to VCAT if still no resolution. Dont waste months like I did, in assuming I was dealing with a company that cares about its customers. Better yet, dont buy anything from them at all.

(nice little add on - I also got asked to review the 50 individual items (shelves etc) that made up the 2 wardrobes... almost comical)

Not at all comfortable – Looks good, easy to put together. I paid the top price for the good mattress. Had to put a foam topper and 2 Doonas on it. Still hard. Would have been better off paying the cheaper price for the simple foam mattress.  Show details

Totally not what I expected from IKEA – Where do I start? Reject shop quality. Bought the 16 cube in the black/brown last night and had just a lovely time assembling it (sarcasm) A… Read more

carpenter might actually just quit life putting this piece of junk together.

I wholeheartedly expected it to be made of cardboard (outside panels have corrugated board on the inside of them) fair enough.

What I wasn't expecting - build quality Fully assembled this product is wobbly (that's even with glueing the dowels in place) The dowels are 6mm, which means the holes should be 5.5mm, but they are more like 5.9 (loosely held) Next is the fact that the only screws that are holding it together is the outside 8 screws, simply not enough for structural integrity

The inner cubes all mount by just dowels and in my world that is rubbish.

There is plenty of ways you can incorporate thinner screws (say m3) to join several cubes together complementing the dowels For a cost of AUD$229

The only way you can make this product stable in its current form is to mount it to the wall or put a backboard on it $5 more dollars on screws and 2 seconds of CNC programming would have changed this review to 5 stars.

Fyi, the 4 pieces I have left out makes a negligible difference to strength (being that they are only connected by dowels) In the second and third photo I am showing the deflection with moderate one finger pressure it is deflecting by 10mm (massive amount)

Not happy.

Love the look, the bed not so much – The foot board constantly falls apart causing the entire bed to fall. I recently used wood glue & it still happened. The bed broke where the support beam attaches to the foot board this time. Show details

Comfortable but everything else is wrong – Product was unusable for me until 2 months later due to chemical fumes coming off the chair. I tried wiping it down with a warm mildly damp cloth… Read more

every day, which seemed to help speed up the offgassing. But the smell is atrocious and I'm docking a whole star for this.

I got the beige one which has polyester fabric and I feel hot and sweaty after a few minutes sitting in it cause it's not a breathable fabric. Although after wiping it down every day it seems like it has improved somewhat - maybe the chemical they sprayed on it was making it even less breathable? You can get the beige slip cover for it which is made from breathable linen, but its texture is rough and looks like a potato sack so I'll probably go with a cotton throw. For now I am using cotton towels.

The cushioning on mine feels different to the display model. Probably cause a thousand bums have been on the display model crushing the foam down over the years. I opened up a display model cushion and found the construction inside appears to be the same as my unit - a sandwich of 2 pieces of thick foam with a thin square of foam glued in between. This thin square is what makes mine feel different to the display model - feels like I'm sitting on top of a half pipe. Was able to rectify this by rotating the thin square 90 degrees which makes it slightly wider (less half pipe effect) and shifting its position all the way rearwards to stop it overlapping where the springs under the cushion transitions to wood so the transition is smoother with a more even load distribution on my underthighs. If you get rid of the thin foam square entirely you will feel it under your thighs where it transitions from springs to wood, so I guess that's why they put that thin foam square in. But I don't think they glued it in the optimal place & orientation. Docking a star for this. If I could not rectify this, I probably would have returned the chair.

The padding on the armrests is very thin and you can feel the thin wood particleboard edges through the armrests when pressing down on them to get out of the chair. When resting your arms it's ok and you can't feel the wood.

The backrest is too low to rest your head on - if only they had made it a little higher you could get a lot more comfort out of this chair. Missed opportunity, but I guess the styling wouldn't be as good.

The foam inside the backrest creaks and squeaks when fidgeting in the chair, so you have to sit still to not hear any sounds.

The legs have tiny little circle contact patches with the floor so if you put it on carpet it's gonna leave dents.

I didn't buy the footrest, instead I bought a couple bean bag ottomans from Spotlight ("Koo Muse").

It's very difficult to assemble, not because of complexity but because they didn't drill the holes quite right. There are reviews on Ikea website complaining of this. In the end I figured out a trick to doing it, hard to describe in words as it requires using your knee as a brace to kick it with force so the bolt gouges out the particleboard like a CNC machine, thus giving you the extra couple of mm needed to slot the screw through.

The three stars are for the comfort level. In my view this is more comfortable than a Poang. The neck angle and lumbar position is better, the foam and spring padding is thicker and better than what you get on a Poang, basically couch quality foam and springs. The posture feels right for me, so that's 3 stars and I'll be keeping it.

Fantastic Furniture have a similarly priced wing chair which is made in Australia but I didn't find it comfortable - too soft and deep like I was being engulfed by the chair. But that is subjective so check that one out as well.

I see they have dropped the price by $50 since I bought it 2 months ago - doh.

Great Chair at Excellence Price – I've been using this chair for just over a year and run a Youtube channel where i carefully research, analyse and review products so just wanted to… Read more

share some pros and cons in hope that it helps others make a decision:

PROS Unbeatable price, 10 year warranty, high build quality and solid parts, soft castors, sturdy structure, very comfortable seat, great seat height and inclination range for short and tall users, has a head rest, looks very sleek (though subjective), back mesh material makes the chair very breathable. After 1 year of heavy use the condition is near perfect. Can try and pick up from a physical store.

CONS The arm rests and neck rest is not adjustable, seat does not decline far enough for a movie position.

It's not a perfect chair, nor the most comfortable i have used however, for the price that you pay it definitely exceeded my expectations and therefore i would give this a 5/5. I'f you're after a top tier chair where price isn't a major factor then Herman Miller or Steel Case would be more suitable my in my personal opinion - and having used both heavily over the years - i can't justify the marginal cost over a Markus.

20 years and still going! – I purchased this bunk bed almost 20 years ago. I has survived 3 children and 3 moves. It is solid pine and sturdy. My youngest son is now 21 years old and 90kg and this is still his bed.  Show details

Terrible quality, good storage – The fact that they keep increasing the price of this unit is an absolute joke. We had one for a couple of years and not only the sitting cushions… Read more

lost their firmness after just one year, to the point we were literally sitting on the wooden frame, it also broke when we tried to dismantle it to move to a different room a year later. I don’t think I’ve ever came across something more overpriced than this sofa, except for those prime drinks during lockdown!

Beata tv unit 3 door – Absolute waste of money 2 units almost 900. Doors drop don't hold, soft closing doors don't close, wipe down with damp soft cloth now have bubble and discolouration. Absolute rubbish. Show details

Affordable, simple, fit for purpose – The IKEA Micke desk has been perfect for lockdown life in an apartment, as it doesn't take up much space, has a convenient drawer built in to store… Read more

stationary and a cable hole to keep things tidy. I have the white desk which has the clean design lines we have all come to expect from an IKEA product.

Given it cost a mere $69, it is hard to find any complaints at all.

I purchased a Billy Bookcase in March 2026. During assembly of the item, I noticed a large orange warning sticker stuck to the inside of the cabinet… Read more

which seemed a st^pid idea because the bookcase is open shelved and on display. Today, I bought some solution to remove the sticker and lo and behold upon removal, I noticed two rather large paint damaged spots concealed by the sticker. What a dodgy thing to do! I am so disappointed in IKEA and its quality control people for allowing such an underhand thing to happen and yet continue to sell the item at full price ! Some staff members would surely have been aware of this. They ought to be sacked for taking short cuts and deliberately misleading the buying public! Now it makes perfect sense why a label that ought to have been placed in a less prominent position was used to cover up damage. Shame on you, IKEA.

My granny flat went from no storage to having loads of storage in a matter of hours! – I recently moved into a granny flat that had absolutely no storage besides a couple of cupboards in the kitchen. No laundry/linen cupboard, no pantry… Read more

and nowhere to put my clothes. After spending hours on the internet, going from furniture shop to shop and spending several hours at IKEA, I settled on the Musken wardrobe because of the amount of storage it had, it looked easy to assemble and because it had this "old" look that would suit my old granny flat.

I bought 2 wardrobes, they fit in the Hyndaui Iload van easily and took 4 hours to assemble in total. Instructions were easy to follow. I recommend reading them from start to finish, before starting to assemble so you have a rough idea of how it all goes together. Don't get ahead of yourself.

I am really happy with the quality. The doors and drawers are working really well and they haven't gotten stuck or bowed. The wardrobe comes with optional shelves, I left them out so I could hang long dresses. I think for the amount of storage you get, it's an absolutely bargain. The only downside is that they look like they would be difficult to pull apart and move to the next rental, so I will probably leave them and sell them to the future tenant. If you move a lot and don't have the man power or a trailer, then look for something else. If you're staying somewhere long term, then this is your wardrobe.

Strange Product – Pros: It looks nice; is economical; has much storage for the dollar. Cons: Why only two backboards? Why 11 nails for each of them instead of an… Read more

even number? Was most difficult Ikea furniture to assemble in my experience, which is surprising considering how simple it looks. Seems the pictures on pages 6 and 7 have an error(s) in them regarding orientation of the sides. In my unit, it wasn't easy to align all of the holes.

The shelves are weirdly designed – The shelves are weirdly designed in a way that allows things to easily slip and fall off, because the border is on the bottom side. It makes no sense… Read more

why it was done that like, and you have no option to switch the shelves so that the borders are on the top.

Do not buy this unless you are OK with having no border protecting the items from falling out. It might work for shoes and other rubbery objects.

Great sofa, but the purported "fully washable" cover's are anything but !! – I now have 2 x blue tie-dyed looking sofa & chaise combo sets in my neutrals open living lounge / kitchen area. The "Tallmyra wh/bk" very light grey… Read more

cover's turned into stone washed blue jeans look after washing them in cold gentle cycle. Blue runs and bleeds appearing all over in random patterns.

Ikea gladly advised I could buy another set for $1,000 for the 2 sofas, as everything but the covers are covered by the fully washable warranty that originally prompted my purchase.

Assembly nightmare - poorly designed instructions and hardware – I bought the Ekedalen table and 6 chairs. I had it professionally assembled via Ikea. It took the assemblers about 10 hours to complete the job.… Read more

Really. I am pretty happy with the table; it's durable and quite scratch proof- suitable for children. However, a bit over a year after we bought the set, one of the chairs developed a crack in the leg and started coming apart at the join. I contacted Ikea who agreed to send a replacement. I tried to assemble the new chair (Ikea did not offer to supply an assembler even though we originally paid for that) and accidentally screwed a bolt right through the front of the chair. I think the instructions and design were pretty poor - no warning at all that it was even possible to do that. I shouldn't need an engineering degree to understand the instructions. The problem seems to be the cylindrical piece that anchors the bolt (see photos). You can screw the bolt into the piece, but you can also screw it out the other side. There's no reason for that piece to be open on the other side. That would have prevented me screwing it too far. With the benefit of hindsight, there is a symbol in the manual that has a spiral diagram and numbers 1 and 2 (pictured) but I had no idea that that was meant to mean only turn the bolt twice. Not even the people at Ikea could decode that instruction. I then had to take the chair back to Ikea to ask them to replace the broken piece. They did not want to do that. They claimed it was my fault and I showed them the page in the manual and ask them to explain how I could possibly understand their language-free instructions. We spoke to two people at Ikea who repeatedly said they didn't have a replacement part in stock. I said I expected them just to replace the whole chair. When I said I thought the cylindrical anchor piece was poorly designed because you can screw the bolt right through it and it should not be open at both sides, the Ikea person said it was like that because they use that piece in lots of furniture and sometimes you are meant to screw the bolt right through it. So the part is poorly designed because it's cheaper for Ikea to produce it that way. Only when I asked to speak to the store manager did they produce the replacement part in about 20 seconds - having apparently lied about having it repeatedly. Appalling customer service. I also recalled the assembler mentioning that he had assembled replacement tables for a number of customers who had screwed a bolt right through the top of the table. It's likely a similar design problem. Having got the replacement piece, it took me 40 minutes to assemble the chair. It's pretty horrible to assemble with no space to turn the Allen key, so you do frustrating little quarter turns then spend 20 seconds trying to re-attach the key. I would probably get better with practice and I did have a little person helping but allow about 30 minutes per chair if you just use the supplied tools.