This doesn't seem like a bad thing. Many people treat Ikea furniture as disposable and this seems more environmentally friendly. If people are happy with a cardboard coffee table, seems like a win.
disposible furniture isnt environmentally friendly though. if you want a cheap item of furniture for short term use, get one second hand.
Having said this, I got my first Billy bookcase 15 years ago, it's still going strong with the more recent additions. So they don't have to be disposable items.
Could still get accessories for the inside of this stuff though, which definitely isn't nothing.
IKEA kitchens are actually one of the best things they sell. Their hardware lasts decades and finishes are very sturdy
And at that point... how much furniture do you really need? Does it really need to follow you to your grave?
Disposable furniture is the antithesis of "environmentally friendly."
> If people are happy with a cardboard coffee table, seems like a win.
I had one once, and I was not happy with it (a Lack). It literally disintegrated after about a year. People often push against a coffee table when sitting on a sofa, and it was not designed for those forces and came apart at the seams.
Just get some cheap metal brackets and attach them to the underside of the table and the legs. Especially if you have a white Lack, you can paint the bracket and screws white and the table will still look nice.
And this would make it, dunno, $40 for the table and $5 for the screws and brackets.
Lacks are notoriously sturdy for their "cardboardness". People literally turn their Lacks into server racks, they're that sturdy.
I put my feet up against it.
> Lacks are notoriously sturdy for their "cardboardness". People literally turn their Lacks into server racks, they're that sturdy.
I'd believe that, but a server on top of it wouldn't put any lateral forces on it. My experience is it can't stand lateral forces.
Wish I had never sold the Jerker desk from 20 years ago. It was built like a tank.
They used to crop up on craigslist occasionally for $100-$200. not checked in a while.
TFA states that the white Billy was already built the "new" way. It's only the mock-woodgrain one that's changing to catch up.