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IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78)
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Modular wardrobe frame with sliding doors. Panel material: Particleboard and honeycomb-structure paper filling, foil finished. Weight capacity: Frame roughly 100 kg total; each internal shelf about 20 kg.
Direct answer: is the IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78) right for you?
Honeycomb paper board is how a wardrobe this size weighs what it does, and it is the trade being made: light enough to carry upstairs, and not repairable if it takes damp.
IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78)
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: Honeycomb paper board is how a wardrobe this size weighs what it does, and it is the trade being made: light enough to carry upstairs, and not repairable if it takes damp. Two practical points that catch people out -- the interior fittings are sold separately, so the price quoted is a nearly empty frame, and the floor must be genuinely level or the sliding doors will not run true.
Who should buy this
Anyone in a small bedroom where sliding doors avoid swing clearance, on a level floor.
Who should avoid this
Anyone budgeting only for the frame, or with a noticeably uneven floor.
Key strengths
- Sliding doors need no swing clearance, valuable in small Indian bedrooms
- Fully modular interior, configurable to what you actually own
- Light for its size, so it can be carried upstairs
Limitations
- Interior fittings are sold separately and add substantially to the price
- Honeycomb board is not repairable and is vulnerable to damp
- About three hours of assembly, with two people, on a level floor
Technical specifications
- Type
- Modular wardrobe frame with sliding doors
- Brand
- IKEA
- Doors
- Sliding, so no swing clearance needed, which matters in small Indian bedrooms
- Weight
- 105 kg
- Assembly
- Required, roughly 3 hours, and genuinely a two-person job
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Levelling
- Adjustable feet, and the floor must be level for the doors to run true
- Model SKU
- 890.256.78
- Modularity
- Interior fittings sold separately -- the frame ships nearly empty
- Wall fixing
- Mandatory. IKEA supplies the bracket and it is not optional on a 236 cm wardrobe
- Construction
- Board frame with honeycomb paper board panels -- this is how it stays light at this size
- Panel material
- Particleboard and honeycomb-structure paper filling, foil finished. Very light for its size, and correspondingly not solid
- Weight capacity
- Frame roughly 100 kg total; each internal shelf about 20 kg
- Humidity behaviour
- Honeycomb board is more vulnerable to damp than solid particleboard, and cannot be repaired
Product overview
Honeycomb paper board is how a wardrobe this size weighs what it does, and it is the trade being made: light enough to carry upstairs, and not repairable if it takes damp. Two practical points that catch people out -- the interior fittings are sold separately, so the price quoted is a nearly empty frame, and the floor must be genuinely level or the sliding doors will not run true.
Key capabilities
- Panel material: Particleboard and honeycomb-structure paper filling, foil finished
- Weight capacity: Frame roughly 100 kg total; each internal shelf about 20 kg
- Assembly: Required, roughly 3 hours, and genuinely a two-person job
- Construction: Board frame with honeycomb paper board panels -- this is how it stays light at this size
Frequently asked questions
Is the IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78) worth buying?
Honeycomb paper board is how a wardrobe this size weighs what it does, and it is the trade being made: light enough to carry upstairs, and not repairable if it takes damp.
What is the warranty and return policy for the IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78)?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78) best suited for?
Anyone in a small bedroom where sliding doors avoid swing clearance, on a level floor.
Who should avoid the IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78)?
Anyone budgeting only for the frame, or with a noticeably uneven floor.
Sample reviews
3 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
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Mean of 3 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★1
- 3 ★1
- 2 ★0
- 1 ★0
- 3 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78)
Three stars, and here is exactly why
Leading with the problem, because it is what I would have wanted to read: Interior fittings are sold separately and add substantially to the price. Honeycomb board is not repairable and is vulnerable to damp. Neither is hidden — both are listed on the page — but they matter more in daily use than they look on a spec sheet. I have kept it, for one reason: Sliding doors need no swing clearance, valuable in small Indian bedrooms. That still outweighs the rest, but only just.
Arjun J.Sample35 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78)
No notes
Sliding doors need no swing clearance, valuable in small Indian bedrooms. That was the whole reason I picked this over the cheaper options, and it is exactly as described. Also worth mentioning: Fully modular interior, configurable to what you actually own. Nothing has surprised me in a full season.
Kavya B.Sample - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of IKEA PAX Wardrobe Frame with Sliding Doors (890.256.78)
Holding up so far
Had this three months now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Fully modular interior, configurable to what you actually own. Still mildly irritated by one thing: Interior fittings are sold separately and add substantially to the price. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.
Akhil P.Sample13 found this helpful