This helps the illumination display art objects against a black background, making each object stand out.įor the money they are a superb value. I've installed lighting system in the top, and placed black panels outside the cabinet in the rear. Our oldest on is over twenty (20) years of age, and still going strong. The Good (Great) - once they're put together properly, they'll last for years. The panels are marked, etc., but certain steps in assembling the side and rear panels-getting them properly seated and secured with their plastic sleeves, requires quite a bit of patience. Most recently, I purchased five to finish off an art room installation in our home.įirst off: These are challenging to assemble, and quite impossible for someone to do without a helper.

We've bought nine (9) of these detolf's over the past twenty years. If I were trying to help you not have this horrible experience, build the 3 sided glass flat on the floor and cut those plastic channels in half get them on from the top and bottom separately then put your wood top and bottom on using your wire frames to guide it while the case is flat on its back (side 1) 2Ĭhallenging, but worth it. Getting the sides into the plastic channels of the back piece is exactly as horrible as others described it - I had to put so much force on the glass to try to get it to seat I was sure it would shatter any moment.

I had a helper and it still took us over 3 and a half hours and lots of frustration. Assembly was a horrific ordeal - the instructions are not thorough and the piece of glass you most need labeled (the door) is not and neither are the sides. I am extremely handy woth power and hand tools and blue prints and I was crying and ready to take all the pieces back to the store today and demand a refund. Worst Ikea product i ever assembled Nancy K.

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