IKEARAST dresser, Wood Color

CONTEXTThe TV console in our room was a coffee table we bought at Ross and for storage, we were using some straw bins. Because the TV was so low, we propped up the TV on a wire basket. It worked for a time, but I was so over our ghetto setup. I saw some DIY Cane dressers on Pinterest using IKEA's Tarva dressers. Unfortunately, those were out of stock, so I decided to purchase these instead since I was too impatient.PROS- Most of this dresser set is made of pinewood and if you know anything about wood, pine is not cheap. At least not in Hawaiʻi. Because it's made of pine, it makes these dressers HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE with minimal effort.- Aside from being very customizable, they look so good!- I appreciate that these are tall, but not super tall. The addition of the legs (which were also raw wood and stainble) made these the perfect height for our needs.CONS- The drawer space is TINY. Luckily, I try to be very minimal and thoughtful with my clothing, but if you are not that person, I would not recommend these. They are so small, it would honestly be best for a baby or a toddler. :(- The tracks are plastic, which is not a problem, BUT opening and closing some of the drawers is kind of annoying. I have to be very careful (so as not to tip over the dresser) and gentle when opening some of them.- The dressers are so light, that as I previously said, I have to be very gentle with them. It comes with some hardware to secure them to the wall, but we're not trying to do that.- For the price I paid (I think around $70), these are not worth it. BUT if you were to get these at an actual IKEA store, it would definitely be worth it.TIPS- We ordered separate legs, also off Amazon, to add to these to not only elevate the height but the look and feel.- The underneath/bottom of these dressers are HOLLOW. So, if you want to add the legs, you'll need to add a base, as we did.- Obviously, there are two of the RAST IKEA dressers put together. We built a base for them on the bottom, to secure the two together, but in addition, we also bolted the two dressers together. This helped make them look more seamless and as if they were once piece.OVERALLThough it seems like there are a lot of cons to these (just being honest), I still love them very much. We are so stoked at how they came out (so far). They've definitely elevated the look and feel of our room and we appreciate that so much.

Yes, I am aware that this dresser costs less in the IKEA stores. No, we do not live near an IKEA. However, this dresser was the perfect size for what I was looking for. We moved into a much larger house and needed larger bedside tables. I looked for months and couldn't find anything that I liked or wanted to pay $100's for. After looking on Pinterest I found that these little dressers made perfect nightstands with endless possibilities for personalizing them. We chose to stain them to match the floors in the house and I painted the knobs white until I choose new drawer pulls. They hold everything you would want to put in a nightstand and more and they are very sturdy. I am going to be adding some mid-century style feet to them for a little height and a little more oomph, but no complaints from us!

Wood literally broke while trying to build. Not easy to build. Complete waste of money

This is a cute little dresser. It cost me $60 which is over priced but I don't have an Ikea anywhere close to where I live. I know these dressers are only about $35 in the Ikea stores so if you have one near you just go there and buy it. I am using it as a night stand for my 3 year old son. I put his socks, underwear, and under shirts in the drawers. I plan to stain it and paint it to match some of his other furniture. I love that it is made from real wood and not laminate. It's a good deal for what it is even at $60 compared to laminate furniture. It is also very very easy to put together. The instructions are excellent (just pictures) but still compared to alot of the China furniture I have put together this was a breeze. Made in Denmark or Poland I believe...good quality. I think it will hold up for many years. The only thing I didn't really like about it is the little plastic rails that the drawers open and close on. They won't break but they seem a little loose and if you pull the drawers by one knob instead of two sometimes they are a little hard to open for my 3 year old. Other than that it is perfect.

I use this as my babies dresser. OMG the journey to get there...The seller was amazing. The box had torn during shipping process and lost all of the hardware. I had no nails, wooden dowels or the other dowels. I did message them to see if I could get a replacement. But I did already start painting on the dresser. They didn't have replacement hardware and they DID offer to refund most of the dresser to cover the cost for the stuff needed. I do appreciate that. It was awesome.But I didn't need the stuff required. I used 6 inch deck screws and wood glue for the dresser. I used smaller screws from home depot to help with the drawers, wood glue and clamps. Honestly, it's much more studier than what ikea put in the box. It has held up amazing even almost a year later. I love the little dresser. It's easy to pull open even for an older baby to learn how to get dressed.