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[tomh009]

Actually, a lot of Ikea furniture is made of solid wood. I have a kitchen table which is all wood. The individual planks which have been laminated together are nowhere near as big as in an old-school table, but it’s still a solid piece of furniture which will last and might be worth refinishing when needed.

I’m not sure this actually affects your point, but need to correct the facts on Ikea. Not employed by them, just like some of their stuff.

As with any other vendor, check understand what you are buying before you buy, you can buy cheap furniture (or clothes etc) anywhere. But Ivar shelving is solid wood and lasts more or less forever. Even the Billy bookcases (which are indeed particleboard) are well made; I have two that date back over 20 years and they still look and work fine.