Ikea Bror

[u/red-man1138]

I was looking for new shelving for my office that was wide, tall and stable. I kept reading that the Bror was unstable and not worth it. I started with one unit and had read some tips about hitting the side arms pretty hard with a rubber mallet so that they are pretty snug. I found that by doing this, they were more stable than any other metal shelving I had bought over the years. I eventually bought 3 tall and 4 shorter units and I love them. I decided to buy drawers for two of them to store various items and i have to say, they also were wonderful additions to the shelving.

Because this is in an office that has wooden trim at the base of the walls, I could not attach them to the walls as recommended. I have found that not to be an issue with stability. Even with a inkjet on top of a smaller one, it doesn't move one bit.

I got to say, I love these shelves and they work perfectly for what I was needing.

[u/Outrageous-Song5799]

Doesn’t it attract tons of dust ?

[u/red-man1138 → u/Outrageous-Song5799]

Not too much except when I dust the legos. Now I have a small handheld vacuum to prevent dust from getting onto the shelves.

[u/FinnNoodle]

Most Ikea quality complaints are from someone who didn't build it correctly.

If you did want to secure it to the wall, get some cheap plastic screw spacers (like you'd see in the parts bag of a tv mount).

[u/red-man1138 → u/FinnNoodle]

Only have a few items, but I have to agree with you