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IKEA Lack table
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Cheap, light and sturdy enough that owners often keep it for a decade or more. Critics say the hollow legs cannot bear much weight on the screws.
Summarized from 17 comments.
Cheap, light and sturdy enough that owners often keep it for a decade or more. Critics say the hollow legs cannot bear much weight on the screws.
- recommend
- 13
- criticize
- 4
- months recommended
- 5 of 13
- median owned, 4 owners said
- 20 years
Why people love it
Low price for the money · 3
furniture from Ikea, such as Lack and Kallax is fit for purpose and remains a low price despite the cost of wood going up a lot
Aug 2026 · commentI have some nice wood furniture and also a $7 Lack bedside table
Dec 2025 · commentEven the five-euro LACK coffee table is still fine
Aug 2026 · commentVersatile as shelf or server rack · 3
recognizing that a whole stack of 19" pro audio gear could be bolted in there
Oct 2026 · commentThey also double as a nice and cheap server rack!
Jun 2026 · commentreally versatile piece of furniture/equipment
Aug 2026 · commentSturdy and lasts for years · 3
LACK tables specifically are well proven to be quite sturdy actually.
Dec 2025 · commentlast for 10 years before a move forced me to give it away
Aug 2026 · commentIt's getting close to 20 years old and is in great shape.
Sep 2026 · comment
What people warn about
Hollow legs can't bear much weight · 2
I had to glue in 2-4 (5 by 10 cm) stringers and refix legs to them for it to hold a measly epson c8600
Aug 2026 · commentThe legs are basically completely hollow these days so you're not actually able to bear much weight on the screws
Dec 2025 · comment
Long-term owners
last for 10 years before a move forced me to give it away
Aug 2026 · comment
It's getting close to 20 years old and is in great shape.
Sep 2026 · comment
Every quote
The 16 most detailed of 17 comments. Each links to the original.
furniture from Ikea, such as Lack and Kallax is fit for purpose and remains a low price despite the cost of wood going up a lot
Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “Hacking IKEA Furniture”
I had to glue in 2-4 (5 by 10 cm) stringers and refix legs to them for it to hold a measly epson c8600
Mixed · Aug 2026 · in “Hacking IKEA Furniture”
recognizing that a whole stack of 19" pro audio gear could be bolted in there
Recommends · Oct 2026 · in “IKEA – 3D Guide”
LACK tables specifically are well proven to be quite sturdy actually.
Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “I got an Nvidia GH200 server for €7.5k on Reddit and converted it to a desktop”
I have some nice wood furniture and also a $7 Lack bedside table
Mixed · Dec 2025 · in “Perfect Software – Software for an Audience of One”
last for 10 years before a move forced me to give it away
Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “How does IKEA come up with names for its products?”
It's getting close to 20 years old and is in great shape.
Recommends · Sep 2026 · in “Let's make quality the norm again”
Even the five-euro LACK coffee table is still fine
Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “Hacking IKEA Furniture”
They also double as a nice and cheap server rack!
Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Cleaning up after AI rockstar developers”
really versatile piece of furniture/equipment
Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “How does IKEA come up with names for its products?”
The legs are basically completely hollow these days so you're not actually able to bear much weight on the screws
Criticizes · Dec 2025 · in “I got an Nvidia GH200 server for €7.5k on Reddit and converted it to a desktop”
I prefer some of these to particle board because of the lightness
Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “Hacking IKEA Furniture”
one of the most optimized pieces of furniture you can buy
Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Cleaning up after AI rockstar developers”
probanly the esayest piece of Ikea furniture to build
Recommends · Oct 2026 · in “IKEA – 3D Guide”
I have owned several LACKs but would never put anything valuable on it.
Criticizes · Dec 2025 · in “I got an Nvidia GH200 server for €7.5k on Reddit and converted it to a desktop”
it doesn't feel very stable any more
Criticizes · Mar 2026 · in “Billy bookshelves as a retro motherboard "rack"”
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