Ikea Omar

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 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.

I've always liked wire rack kitchen storage but was put off by the price. I was a bit sceptical about the Ikea ones because they are (I think) quite cheap compared to others. Having put them togther and used them for a few weeks I'm very pleased: they seem to be as good or better than other and I will definitely buy more of them.

My husband wanted wire shelving in our new pantry, and after a lot of research (most options were very expensive!) I chose Omar shelving units from Ikea. We had some doubts about a flat-packed kit that had to be assembled, as they often don't live up to their promise, but Omar shelving is brilliantly designed. It fits together very easily, is sturdy, and looks great. We loved it! We were so impressed that we went back for more units to use in the storeroom off our laundry. At $49.95 for a 900 mm wide unit ($99.90 for two units that clip toget...