One assembly step makes this a bad purchaseMartaHaving finally put this together, I love the look and functionality for a children’s room. However, one assembly step almost submarined this project completely. The cheap plastic fasteners which attach the back of the bookcase to the frame are impossible to insert using just thumb pressure, and using a hammer (as YouTube videos suggest) is difficult because the plastic bends. Too bad IKEA decided to save a few cents by using plastic instead of metal for these parts.3
Looks amazing, functionally a disaterErikThe drawer is flush with the floor so if you're on carpet it's almost impossible to open and close. We destroyed it because it would get caught on the carpet all the time, rending the bottom section useless. The top part looks really cool but books easily fall off and you can't see anything behind the first row unless you constantly arrange every row by height. The only real functioning part of the piece is the middle section. Only use it as a display on hardwood.2
Functional and looks nice tooIleneHolds more books than expected. Easy clean up for toddler’s toys. Assembly was fairly easy. 5
I hired someone from Task rabbit and they actually enjoyed putting it together. It served its purpose splendidly.AngeloIt looks great in my child’s room and they were able to store stuffed animals and books as well.5
Great bookcase for kids roomJessicaNot too difficult to assemble. Feels very sturdy.5
DissapointedNicholeWe bought this for our twin boys. The front cover never stayed attached to the drawer. We drove over an hour to get this item. The drawer had to be thrown away.1
My son loves it.FelixI like the fact that this can be combined with other furniture and can also be doubled up.5
Awesome kids bookcaseCatherineWell built and very functional5
Very poor qualityLaurenEssentially this is cardboard. My stepfather got so frustrated with this, he was putting it together when I was at work and when I came home he had most of it in the trash. He said the pieces completely splintered there was no reason to save it. I only have one piece left that didn’t splinter. I’m so upset about it.1
We love this bookshelfJannaWe love the bookshelf. It’s sturdy and holds a lot of items. Assembling it was not to terrible, however I can make things more difficult then it needs to and I did just that when putting this together. Also, We used small storage bins to hold miscellaneous items in the pull out drawer. :) I highly recommend this cute sturdy bookshelf.5
Design needs improvement.DeniseI bought this shelf to store books and toys in the carpeted bedroom of twin toddlers.
I usually have no issues assembling IKEA furniture, but a couple pieces of hardware were misplaced and took hours and a complete disassembly to remove. I accidentally placed the shallow flat head tightening nuts where the deeper Phillips ones belonged, and getting out the shallow nuts was very hard. When mounting the shelf to the wall one of my anchors disappeared into the wall. I believe it caught on the screw and there wasn't enough resistance to stop it carrying the anchor into the wall. So I'll need to buy more hardware to fix that.
Two major functional issues to be aware of: first, this is low enough to climb. If you have a climbing toddler be prepared to embrace the fact they will climb this furniture. Second, the space between the shelf and wall allows children to drop books between the shelf and wall. When I pull the shelf out to fix the anchor point I'll be adding a barrier there.3
Excellent!MeganPerfect storage for kids toys and books. I like the big drawer and will say it holds quite a lot!5
Does not have cut-out for baseboard mouldingAndrewWe were so excited for this shelf, but realized once it was built that there is ZERO cutout to accommodate a baseboard moulding!! Without this cutout, it's impossible to mount it to the wall. So here we are, with a six month old baby and a shelf we can't use. I've never seen this before with a baby shelf - extremely disappointed! Buyer beware!!1
Nice bookshelfChloeThis was exactly what we were looking for for our daughter’s room. Bookshelves & toy box all in one.5
Works greatAngelaWorks great5
Wrong board in packageChunxiaoWe bought this online and have it shipped to our home. When we try to put it together, it turned out the back board included was wrong and there’s no way to put it together. I thought it was only bad luck and had it exchanged in our local ikea store. When we returned home with the new one and tried to put it together, the very same wrong board was there again.
I think there’s a quality control problem. I will not try to purchase this product again in 2 years.1
Love this shelf!ElexxisWe’re currently using this for our 1 year old son. I love that I can store a few books up on top and use the bottom shelf for Lovevery collection. The bottom drawer we use as Montessori/ Lovevery toy storage. It’s the perfect size for toy rotation. Highly considering getting another for our second kiddo.
My only complaint, I was missing one plastic push in for the back board assembly.5
Great BUT had to make a second tripSandraHave been looking for something like this since the beginning of 2021. Finally in stock, and purchased 4/2022, and when it came to assemble a few key parts were missing. Had to make a second trip.4
Get this!SavannahThis works like a charm. Really helped to clear up space in our living room and contains the mess. We bought 2 and the storage is really just fantastic5
Exactly rightDanicaPerfect for the nursery5