103.004.99 - SKOGSTA Wall shelf, acacia

Short description of SKOGSTA Wall shelf, acacia, 47 1/4x9 7/8 \ SKOGSTA

SKOGSTA Wall shelf acacia. Solid wood is a durable natural material. The shelf becomes one with the wall thanks to the concealed mounting hardware.

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Review title: Mounting Nightmare
Customer: Christina B.
Review: I’m not sure how to rate this shelf. Gorgeous in terms of quality and craftsmanship, however poorly rated in terms of attaching it to the wall. There no screws provided to anchor it to the wall, and it is surely not made for the 16 inch studs. The shelf if heavy, as expected with true wood species, but you’ll need a stud in the wall for one end and an anchor to attach it to the other end. I did purchase two not looking at the online specs before buying. One may go back. What I’m thinking I’ll do is purchase 4 black or bronze 2 inch screws and attach in from the outside of the wood (yes, boring holes in the gorgeous wood), to mount it properly and safely to the wall studs. It will give an appearance of old world style with the screws showing. I’m thinking I can also cover those up with the displayed items.
Value: 3

Review title: Outstanding product!!
Customer: russell
Review: Outstanding product!!
Value: 5

Review title: Difficult to hang but still worth buying
Customer: Amanda L.
Review: I purchased these 2 years ago for my kitchen and they are holding up beautifully (with a lot of abuse). The wood ages to a deeper brown when exposed to sun which was a really pleasant surprise. That being said, they are a challenge to hang. I tried twice unsuccessfully with anchors, both times done by a professional. We ended up drilling through the top and using butterflies. With the right hardware (spray painting the screw head matte black or brass before install for example) and styling it looks great. I also opted to cut down two of the shelves, again by a pro with a good saw, for a specific space and with the butterfly screws it worked perfectly.
Value: 4

Review title: Beautiful, sturdy, but hard to hang
Customer: Christine R.
Review: When complete, these are gorgeous. The shelves are very easy to assemble. However, hanging them on the wall proved very difficult. The directions were not specific and the hardware to hang the shelves is not included. Our solution was to get 3/16” x 3” toggle bolts (2 for each shelf) We have thicker drywall, so most people will only need 2-2.5” toggle bolts. The rounded-head of the bolt was slightly smaller than the larger part of the opening on the shelf bracket. In order to tighten the toggle bolt over the 5/8” bore hole and tighten the bolt with room to catch the bracket, we used a washer plus a nut. (From the wall: washer + nut + 1/4” of room before the nail head). If you have a stud, a 2 inch wood nail without anything else will do the trick. **buy extra toggles in case you lose a couple in the wall.
Value: 4

Review title: nice shelf
Customer: Dawn
Review: I really like it. It is strong, large enough to put many things on it and deep enough.
Value: 5

Review title: shelving unit not made for USA buildings
Customer: SHARON
Review: The spacing on the anchors for this shelf do not match with 16 centers of the wall studs. If you are lucky, you will get one of the two anchors into wood, while the other is only into the wall (plasterboard). We are still looking for a work around as we like the shelf, just not the spacing of the anchors.
Value: 3

Review title: Love it!
Customer: Charlotte
Review: works well for cookbook storage in the kitchen. I bought 2 more over the weekend.
Value: 5

Review title: Love the look
Customer: Jessi
Review: Love love love, using them in my salon/studio to hold all my supplies!! There perfect
Value: 5

Review title: Solid shelf
Customer: Troy
Review: Just beautiful!
Value: 5

Review title: Prefect for plants!
Customer: Emyriam
Review: Loved this for my room, I’m a new at buying many plants. I needed more space and this was perfect. The different tones of wood color go with different decor. I will be buying again.
Value: 5

Review title: Good luck mounting this.
Customer: Melencio
Review: First and foremost, this thing is HEAVY! They don't included the mounting hardware I'm assuming it's because they don't want the trouble of litigating damages if they do include it and the customer installs it wrong. Mounting this is what DIY nightmares are made of. Forget about thinking in metric, that's not the problem. The mounting holes are in the back of this solid wood and you have to be Kal-El from Krypton with X-Ray vision in order for you to match the hole to the screws you've mounted on the wall.I bought 2 of these and they're both going back tomorrow.
Value: 1

Review title: Can't mount to multiple studs.
Customer: jc333
Review: Good looking shelf system, and nice build quality. Rated for 44lb when mounted to solid members (wall studs, etc). Unfortunately, the structural components that mount to your wall are 40 5/16 apart, so North American homes framed to 16 or 24 on center will only be able to mount to one stud. In my home, I mounted to one stud, and drywall anchored the other frame. To provide additional structural support, I drove a 3 1/2 screw through the wood into a second stud, and then patched it with wood filling putty, then touched it with sand paper. Given that the The designers should have included three steel supports, and cut-outs in the wood to support two framing conventions common in NA: 24 framing: two stud-mounted steel supports 24 apart, with one in the center to limit bowing in the middle of the shelf. 16 framing: three stud-mounted steel supports 16 apart each.
Value: 2

Review title: Looks Beautiful, and great quality.
Customer: jisungm
Review: This looks beautiful and modern. I have them in my dining room displaying some bamboo and nice liquors. Beware though, this thing is amazingly difficult to install. Use Screws which have the rounded ends, so that it holds onto the latch securely. Also, make sure the screw sticks out almost 1 cm. This one has to be measured to the mm or it won't fit on.
Value: 5

Review title: Build quality okay, mounting is a joke
Customer: Kbear
Review: Title says it all. The wood and build quality are what you'd expect from ikea quality. The mounting is an absolute nightmare (time to bust out those metric tapemeasures). After trying with wall anchors, then toggle bolts, and having my face pressed up against the wall for the better part of an hour, I just anchored in into studs with woodscrews, which negates the point of a this style shelf which should appear floating. Save you money on something easier to mount.
Value: 2

Review title: Beautiful, sturdy shelf
Customer: etchlings
Review: Have had this in our kitchen for 4 years holding up coffee and snacks and mugs and stuff over our coffee station. We screwed some hooks for mugs into the underside (it's mounted like a stylized r) and the oiled acacia behind them looks beautiful. Easy to wipe clean and occasionally re-oil.
Value: 5

Review title: Nice when it’s up but.....
Customer: BarbQ
Review: I bought 2 and they look great, however the hanging was a nightmare. They were heavy and quite difficult to hang on the wall anchored screws. I also added extra screws with “gorilla” anchors through the backs where they would not show. The shelves are heavy and I did not want to take the chance that the added weight of the items on them might cause them to fall.
Value: 4

Review title: I can't recommend this. Here's why
Customer: Lilomel
Review: Although it is wood and is attractive, Ikea customer service confirmed that it does have formaldehyde in it Also the depth is not what I'm used to in a shelf.
Value: 1

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Customer: Koalacaper
Review: Looks beautiful in my bathroom
Value: 5

Review title: Sleek and sublte woody shelf
Customer: Jamal23
Review: Bought 2 of these bad boys almost a month ago and im happy with my choice
Value: 5

Review title: Beautiful and simple
Customer: Emindy
Review: Easy to install and looks beautiful. We use it to hold our bedroom TV (36in I believe). The wood is sturdy and looks really nice- we want to get another to put in our dining room but put little hooks for coffee cups. You’ll have no regrets! May need drywall anchors if you want to put weight bearing things on it.
Value: 5