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Ikea furniture, Do they sell wooden furniture?

lisacat View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 08:36 PM Post #1
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Hi all, Is ikea furniture made from wood or melamine? I would like to get some furniture that is white wood and will be travelling to Sydney to get it but I don't want to bother with ikea if it is all melamine.

imamumto3 View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 08:37 PM Post #2
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what does the website say?

Just Another Cat View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 08:39 PM Post #3
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They have both. Look at the website, it will be in the product details.

!momo! View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 08:42 PM Post #4
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Alot of their stuff is chipboard but product details should confirm or give them a ring. This post has been edited by !momo!: 14/01/2013, 08:44 PM

!momo! View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 08:42 PM Post #5
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Double post This post has been edited by !momo!: 14/01/2013, 08:43 PM

The Old Bag View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 09:03 PM Post #6
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QUOTE (lisacat @ 14/01/2013, 09:36 PM) Hi all, Is ikea furniture made from wood or melamine? I would like to get some furniture that is white wood and will be travelling to Sydney to get it but I don't want to bother with ikea if it is all melamine. The vast majority of their white stuff is chipboard.

lovealpacas View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 09:13 PM Post #7
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Don't bother. I bought some stuff there last year, nearly all of it was rubbish. The only pieces that are ok are the Trofast storage systems (it's melamine).

Mo2k View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 09:14 PM Post #8
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They have a few solid pine items which you could paint.

Madnesscraves View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 09:18 PM Post #9
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Depends what you're purchasing in white. The product description will tell you.

tick View Member Profile	14/01/2013, 09:22 PM Post #10
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The Hemnes range has two shades of white, one which is solid wood (not sure what type). A lot of the cheaper stuff isn't and thus doesn't travel well....

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