It took them a week to ship it, but once it finally shipped, it arrived in just a few days.
It was well-packaged and undamaged. No parts were missing.
The package was left outside my door, which was perfect because it is extremely heavy (89lbs) and was difficult for me to drag just a few inches into my apartment as a single female.
I bought this because I live 5 hours away from an Ikea store and the shipping fees are outrageous.
Because its so heavy, its better to assemble it closely to where you intend to put it. You wont be moving this thing around easily.
My detolf sits on carpet. I used the feet. Its very stable, only things like an earthquake might knock it over.
The assembly instructions arent fantastic, but theyre ok. Read the other user comments for the best assembly tips.
One thing I found easier to do was to slide all of the glass panels into the plastic strips before putting them into the frame. When I tried to add the plastic strips with the glass panels in the frame, it was too difficult.
The door can be installed to open in either direction, but just be careful to invert all door pieces properly if you decide to do the opposite direction of the instructions because once you use the adhesives etc you cant move them again. I did it the opposite way and it worked out great.
I intend to store my anime figure collection in this, but its pretty sturdy and could handle some fairly heavy stuff.
Im really impressed by this product and dont feel any desire to order a detolf from Ikea unless they get rid of shipping fees OR build a store nearby.
Fantastic product once youve got it built!
It took them a week to ship it, but once it finally shipped, it arrived in just a few days. It was well-packaged and undamaged. No parts were missing. The package was left outside my door, which was perfect because it is extremely heavy (89lbs) and was difficult for me to drag just a few inches into my apartment as a single female. I bought this because I live 5 hours away from an Ikea store and the shipping fees are outrageous. Because its so heavy, its better to assemble it closely to where you intend to put it. You wont be moving this thing around easily. My detolf sits on carpet. I used the feet. Its very stable, only things like an earthquake might knock it over. The assembly instructions arent fantastic, but theyre ok. Read the other user comments for the best assembly tips. One thing I found easier to do was to slide all of the glass panels into the plastic strips before putting them into the frame. When I tried to add the plastic strips with the glass panels in the frame, it was too difficult. The door can be installed to open in either direction, but just be careful to invert all door pieces properly if you decide to do the opposite direction of the instructions because once you use the adhesives etc you cant move them again. I did it the opposite way and it worked out great. I intend to store my anime figure collection in this, but its pretty sturdy and could handle some fairly heavy stuff. Im really impressed by this product and dont feel any desire to order a detolf from Ikea unless they get rid of shipping fees OR build a store nearby.