I like IKEA furniture. Their products are functional and inexpensive. In return, I know I am getting cheap furniture made from particle board. No one expects most IKEA products to last more than a decade.
About a month ago, I posted that I bought some KALLAX shelves and a desk. I have since assembled everything, and I am now in the process of moving stuff to the new furniture. One way to use the shelf is to place it horizontally on a. base with legs The end product looks like this:
The nearest IKEA in Costa Mesa did not have any stock, so after church on Sunday, I drove all the way to Carson to pick one up. It is made of metal and cost $30. Unfortunately, the older KALLAX shelf I wanted to use with the base did not fit. The newer version of the shelf is made of thinner material. You can see the difference when the old and new shelves are placed side-by-side.
It is evident that the newer shelf (left) has thinner walls and ends. The difference made it impossible to fit the old shelf on the base, so I had to use one of the new shelves. The overall construction is cheaper as well. The particle board is now covered by a thinner veneer that came off more easily compared to the previous version. 😡
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