Best IKEA Living Furniture Pieces
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
Ikea Ektorp
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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
Ikea Klippan
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
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
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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.
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.
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!
Ikea Besta
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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
Do not purchase Billy Bookcases – Purchased 4 billy bookcases for delivery and installation. All unusable. All poorly machined - misaligned holes, plus holes cut to edge so not safely… Read more
a hole but open rim, and holes in completely wrong position. This is a tooling machine problem in production and would have been known to production. Yet they shipped stock to Richmond store and delivered to me. Must be hundreds of unusable product being sold. Customer Relations has attitude.
Ikea Laiva
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.
Ikea Omar
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.
IKEA Nockeby
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.
Clever, Simple Design - And So Practical – We've been using a FYRESDAL daybed as our main sofa for over a year now and it's so sturdy and practical. All solid metal - including the slats! No… Read more
more upholstery cleaning, with toxic chemicals and waiting for it to dry. We just machine wash the cushion and mattress covers, and the metal frame is a breeze to keep clean. The slats mean it is well ventilated and fluff doesn't accumulate. We tried out 3 different mattresses on it until we found a super firm one which suited sitting (sitting is a smaller distribution of weight to sleeping). We like it minimal and breezy in Summer, and add a bunch of throws and more big cushions in Winter for cosiness. There's plenty of room. We also partly pull out the extra bed frame (it just slides out as much as you want, up to another single mattress width), and add cushions to create an ottoman or chaise effect. It then slides away when not needed. It's long enough to lie down on as is, and can easily provide extra sleeping space for 2 when the frame is fully extended. This is such a clever design. The only thing I don't like is the powder coating. It has remained pristine so far, but eventually it is bound to get scratched. Plain metal without a coating would have suited me better. Edit: We purchased a second one of these to create a matching pair of lounges in Oct 2020. I've often been asked the question of what mattress we found worked best on the Fyresdal Daybed, and we ultimately found a Clark Hospital Grade foam mattress was the best for use as a lounge. This is because when sitting, weight distribution is smaller, and focused in one point, rather than spread out across the mattress when lying down. A hospital or medical mattress is designed to reduce the incidence of pressure sores, so is firmer and distributes weight much better than an ordinary sleeping mattress. These 'lounges' are also super comfortable for sleeping!
We have this little seat with storage compartment from IKEA. It comes with a few pleasant surprises and we are s o satisfied that we want to write… Read more
about it. Price is decent at $59. We chose light grey fabric and pine coloured legs, but it does come with dark grey with pine legs or all red colour variants. This one is very neutral and matched / complimented other furnitures in the room very well.
We were initially concerned about the legs, whether they will be too polarising given their shape and being attached on the outside of the seat, rather than underneath like all other similar products in IKEA. However, its longer legs also meant it doesn't feel as bulky as the others, with one trade-off being on the leaner side on storage capacity, 17cm deep and 33cm internal diameter. However, it actually feels much larger or much more practical than its dimensions suggests, thanks to the way the lid is designed, which has three little feet to keep the lid in place. This means the useable space is all the way to the brim. Nice! This is the first pleasant surprise.
Despite its longer legs and they are attached on the outside of the seat, with double 40mm hex screws with metric head (key supplied as usual). They are strong and fit almost flush from the inside of the storage compartment. The result is a surprisingly sturdy seat with no play at all. The lid and the rest of the seat "bucket' are padded with plush, firm foam. Surprisingly comfortable to sit on.
The only cheap out is the floor protectors, which are just stick-on foam tabs, rather than say nailed on or screwed on felt pads.
All in all, very happy with this product!
Great add on for Ikea Billy bookcase – Bought this product at same time as my Billy bookcase. It's a great add on. Easy to put together and attach to bookcase. Actually makes the bookcase look even nicer.
good build for price – Ikea LENNART storage drawer white, is very light in its build yet innovation in assembly was easy, it works well and is study and as i said very light. the metal mesh drawers were easy to put together.
Sturdy set of drawers – These drawers look good and are easy to put together. They're quite high so definitely check this if you are wanting them to go under your desk. They come with wheels which makes it easy to move around.
IKEA's quality is shockingly bad – I haven't purchased from them in a while, and this is a fresh reminder to avoid IKEA. No matter how you install these, they always sag forward—just a… Read more
poorly designed product. I had to reinforce them with L brackets to keep them straight, but I could have gone with a much better option by simply installing L brackets and using shelf panels from Bunnings, which would have been cheaper and more effective.
OK product but terrible customer service – I bought the couch in June 2022. Less than 6 months later, we realised that the velvet at the front side of the frame where it meets the bottom of… Read more
the cushion is started to deteriorate. With minimal use I should add. Usually there's nobody using the couch during the weekdays. Took pictures and sent to the customer service. They gave me three options. Full refund, replacement, or payment for 30% of the value of the couch so that we'll accept it as is. We chose to get a new couch. Other than the issues we had, we really like the couch itself. So they sent us another one in Dec 2022. 6 month after that the same thing happened in the exact place. I called the customer service again. Sent them the photos and asked for a refund this time. Spent a lot of time on the phone and chatting with them. Nothing. They say it's "environmental" without giving any other explanation. They advised me to take the couch to the nearest Ikea store. We do not have Ikea where I live, and I don't have a vehicle to drive my couch around. So I just gave in. A couple of months later I was at the Ikea store and just wanted to check the same couch in display over there. I should say I am not very surprised that it has the same damage (smaller) in the exact same place. Just went to the customer service desk. Told them about all this and showed them the photos of my couch and their display. The lady at the desk said she forwarded this to the customer service manager and they will go inspect the display and get back to me about this. That conversation was 2 weeks ago. Nobody called me since. Ikea is ghosting me. I really cannot believe it!!
Great chair, terrible quality! – I purchased this VÄRMDÖ Rocking chair a couple years ago under the impression that IKEA furniture was rigorously tested, of reasonable quality and… Read more
most importantly to me, environmentally friendly. My opinion has completely changed due to one of the slats cracking and IKEA taking no responsibility or offering any kind of solution. I will start by saying I live by myself and this chair has barely been used as I prefer my lounge, so it only gets sat in when I have guests. I have recently had house guests, and when one of them sat in the chair, it cracked loudly and I discovered a crack in the middle of one of the seat slats. It looks like the slat in question has a big knot in the middle and I reckon this caused a weakness. It was actually a small person under which the slat cracked, so it was obviously faulty wood. I know IKEA furniture is not expensive furniture by any stretch of the imagination, but for the $129 price tag, I would expect a lightly used wooden chair to hold up much better than this! Shame on you IKEA!
IKEA Vimle
Couch arrived smelling mouldy! – Lounge arrived from Sydney to regional NSW with all pieces and in good condition. After unboxing and assembling however half of the seats and covers… Read more
have a very strong musty/mouldy smell that fabric gets after being exposed to moisture. The smell has gone through to pillows on the couch. We have tried to contact IKEA but they are constantly “extremely busy” and the chat drops out. We love our couch in terms of size and colour etc, however this is an issue with storage in IKEA warehouse that needs to be addressed.
Ikea Koppang
Bad design and engineering - overpriced too – Do not buy it. Read below to see why : The lock-cams in this product are made of plastic (see the pictures - the white ones). For comparison I have… Read more
added a picture of a normal lock-cam made of metal (shiny one). As we can see the thickness of the metal one at the end of the cam where the most of the force is applied when locked is 2.62mm while the IKEA supplied plastic is 1.99mm. That is 0.63mm thinner on the plastic side! They broke and one can see this is mechanical stress (look at the jagged edges). Since I have invested time (transport for example and they heavy etc) I will not return them to store but hopefully I made the point why this is a failure for other people to avoid. I can get on with the bad melamine film where once can see the overlapping edges. Is too soon to tell if this will make the 365 days but if they don't they will get it back and I will update the post.