I'm looking for some nice sideboards and computer desks.

Of course the first place i browse is Ikea. But i find that they can get quite pricey and on top of that i have to heave the boxes and assemble them myself.

Do you all have any furniture shops recommendations in KV? Don't give me high-end shops la, no budgets, something in between middle would be perfect. Fully assembled.

You can actually pay Ikea to get it assembled for you.

What's your budget

Actually ikea quality pretty good if u ask me. U basically get what u pay for.

But nowadays everything also out of stock

the price is about 10% per piece. They have to assemble at your home right? I live in condo, where got space for them to assemble.

The space where you put the furniture is the place they will assermble.

urgh. i think i best assemble myself. 10 years ago i would be very excited to do that now i'm too old for this shit.

Retest your assembling skill again .....lol

Is ikea quality that better? Some of the ikea furnitures I had in the past already cracked or broke down. Whereas those I got from random furniture shops seem to be better.

From IKEA probably, as I need not have headache going different places to shop for furniture. Well, IKEA does sometimes give inspirational ideas as well.

Just to add, I have TV shelf, Sofa and some other smaller items from IKEA that I have been using for the last 20 over years now, and it's still in good condition till now.

60% of my furnitures from Ikea. All my stand and table lamp from ikea also. I have about 15 of those.

Quality depends on price also. They have low and high range to cater to different ikea customers.

Another place you can try is Homepro. Bought 2 study table from there.

This post has been edited by mini orchard: Feb 22 2022, 04:25 PM

For similar type of furniture, IKEA feels more solid.

I recently just assembled a few MDF Board based furniture, I can tell the Ikea board is harder to penetrate with screw because its denser, I need to turn higher torque of 3-4nm to have the screw penetrate in to the Board, while those I bought online only require 1-2nm torque to penetrate in to the board. But those I bought online are cheaper than Ikea. Another bonus to note is the instruction is clearer with the Ikea's

wanna check if you guys know if their one time off delivery fee is per package or one time off? It's RM75 - RM95!

One time.

Plan your purchase and buy in bulk.

Middle range furniture shops pricing can be similar to IKEA.
I got the basic furniture for my condo (renting out) in IKEA, including kitchen top.
It takes at least two strong people (and perhaps another one helping to grab nails etc) to assemble three bed frames, three cupboards, one dining table, 8 chairs. They're very heavy. Can't remember how much IKEA charges for the assembling service, but if it doesn't go beyond 10%, why not engaged them if you like the furniture?

One thing to note if you're buying the bed frame. The size doesn't really fit Malaysian made mattress nicely, will have a gap (i.e. our mattresses are shorter).

Another thing to note, if you're getting their kitchen top but not getting their sink & tap (very expensive), they might not let you claim warranty if there is leaking etc.

It depends on what exactly you're buying.
The elcheapo series basically paper roll or compressed sawdust.
The solid wood stuff easily lasted 20years..eg Ingo table..from CRT monitor era till today i still use the same desk.

Yup. Check BOM made from.

Per trip charge. Else you can rent a lalamove 4x4 and sendiri angkat.
Truck roadtax, GDL license, worker fees, driver salary, tolls also have to consider leh. I used to do pickup truck moving services also charge per load min 80-90 depending on location and distance.

okie la fair enough. Yesterday while i was browsing around I managed to revamp my idea and the cost has dropped significantly. I think i will just pay them to assemble as well.

I like ikea furniture. Simple and practical. I stopped buying from other furniture shops when they either insist me to take the display unit or wait for new units from their factory. And don't know how long to wait.

Ikea ones. We can plan, can measure accurately what to put where. Assembling part, not my problems. I pass it to my husband. 🤭

I'm currently trying to makeover my old place, which I abandoned many years ago. I have a few book cases and some cabinets from ikea. All white colour, still in good condition.

Most of them I bought 15 to 20 years ago.

I only remember throwing away 1 broken chair. The rest all still can be used.

Now, I'm thinking using what type of paint to refurbish them.

Anyone here, repainted your ikea book racks?

wah mel ..use solid wood furniture le. haha

get solid wood sideboard. did this for client 2mths ago..

For my small place, ikea ones are good enough.

Currently the house I'm staying now, use mostly solid wood. 👍

Next time I get a big bungalow, I'll look for you. Haha.

How's your biz?

Wah very nice.. can I guesstimate this cost north of 4k easily?

Yes good guess. 😂Spec Solid sapele. African mahogany.
Took 2 mths to make as myself one person make it..so slow going. But customer willing to wait cos he dont want normal worker make😂

Nice! Mostly solid wood

Business is ok around 2mth queue now..word of mouth to get jobs..

Awaiting your orders next time😁

Made a tv wall cabinet for a client recenlty

Although you have to assemble Ikea furniture by hand, their furniture is not only in demand in the world but is a guarantee of quality. Their price is also acceptable to people. But assembling furniture for me is like a great time with my girlfriend. The last time we assembled a kids recliner. And there are a lot of stores, you can search yourself, but just read the reviews, as will come a bad product and only money will be wasted.

This post has been edited by DennisMay: Apr 14 2022, 05:30 AM

I installed my own IKEA METOD kitchen system... It is more fulfilling. Just make certain that I have all of the required hardware tools! Having IKEA suspension rails to help with the installation of both wall and base cabinets saves a lot of time.





This post has been edited by eclectice: Mar 8 2023, 11:56 AM

What about IKEA mattresses though?

When I read online international reviews mostly are bad.

It's hard to find local review on IKEA mattress.

Am planning to buy IKEA Fillan mattress.

Anyone has any review on this or IKEA mattresses in general?

update some nice custom made solid wood items





This post has been edited by ar188: Mar 8 2023, 06:07 PM

Pretty much all the cheapo ikea mattress cannot use one. Sink in or backache etc. doesn’t last. Better than sleeping on floor tile. Use as motivation to earn more for a decent mattress.

i love ikea products mostly. but sometimes there are good alternatives to a certain ikea products.

for example, back in 2021, i wanted to buy a height adjustable computer desk from ikea. i wanted to buy the motorized version, costing about 1.2k iinm. but its always out of stock. so one day i decided to check shopee/lazada and found flexispot motorized computer desk. it's slightly cheaper than ikea but the quality i can say is comparable. i mean, the legs are solid metal, damn heavy, and once assembled, damn solid, no rattle or bending on the table. i am so glad the desk i was looking for from ikea were out of stock back then.

Wooah that bad huh

I bought a bekant 140cm used for S$40, pretty good considering the new one start from $300

Yes, tbh my rented room in SG the mattress is the best I ever had in my life