I wanted the beige style so bad but last month I was in IKEA and the information desk told me it was discounted in the US same with brown/black. So happy he was wrong and it is restocked🎉
Just found your channel (from the United States) and I am so glad I did - I have an older PAX unit in my dressing room, but next year I will be downsizing but plan on buying a new PAX system - I too was thrown off by the corner unit - until I went and saw it. Will be watching more of your videos.
I had a corner wardrobe, great with 1 rail for long dresses/coats or even 2 rails for shorter items. At first I had it with the shelves as shown in your vid, and then bought the drawers that can go in the smaller section. I wouldn’t recommend the drawers though as they are quiet small and take up more room than they give, so stick with just the shelves
Thanks for taking time to make this video. I've recently heard awful things about the quality of Ikea furniture going far downhill since prices came down this year. I'd really love to hear from anyone who has bought the Pax and Komplement system in 2024. How is the quality. I expect not as good as years gone by but good enough?
Amazing. Was so disappointed they discontinued the black/brown. I have one and originally wanted to extend in the dressing area. But as I have the mirror doors covering them I’m tempted now to get the dark grey to finish but keep the doors off. I already have a few pax in other cupboards (50x35) they are great for extra storage and hanging space, and did get a dark grey it’s really nice for guest coats and my travel suitcase (even though it does sit in a cupboard)
Just discovered your channel. I am going to be doing PAX in the next few months in our reach in closets. This is a great video. I am going back and forth between the grey and the white. I naturally lean to the grey but I worry that like the black it will be discontinued and if you ever need new pieces you may be out of luck in the future. Although the grey looks stunning! I can not wait to watch the rest of your videos.
@@T-London we did and chose the grey and love it. Of course we waited for the new version. Very happy with it. It worked well in the reach in. In one closet because of the design and space we did a mixture of the deeper frames and the narrower frames!
I’ve just come across your channel and it couldn’t have come at a better time as I’m moving into my new house very soon. Can I ask you, if I buy two frames (50cm and 75cm) what is the best way to join them together so that they line up correctly? Thank you.
@@oyukiryour circumstance must be different then mine. I want to make a cutout above the holes in the back panel. The cutout needs to be above 6 to 8 inches vertically so my baseboard heater can breath. I'm trying to make a makeshift shoe warmer.
We are trying to do our closets for our new home and cannot get all the sizes that we planned a couple months ago. We have had to do a complete redesign as a result! We are in the US and the cart pitched half our purchase out!
Could you comment on the shrinkflation of PAX carcasses in the last year or 2? I bought a PAX system a year or 2 ago, and the particle boards had substance to them, it was the system i've known for eons. Then a friend bought the same carcasses, but they weighed half of mine, to the point where they felt like garbage, an infuriating experience. I assume they rolled that out everywhere and keep getting away with less and less materials over time. Being smart about it is one thing, but there's a fine line between smart and flimsy / trash. And i'm not one of these boomers saying that if it's particle board, it's automatically trash. Ikea kitchen carcasses are still great, afaik, for eg.
@@ajx2463 an employee at my local store said the 13in depth frames were being redesigned to make them easier to put together (???) and that they would be released after that redesign has been completed. Not sure if I can believe that.
From UK too, but you ikea looks way nicer than my local in Thurrock (Essex)! The new Grey Pax will be perfect for my upcoming project, appreciate the vid!
I am looking to get a pax closet in my bedroom with a corner unit. I want to put AHEIM mirror doors on it but it says I can’t. Has anyone tried this and if so… what did you learn? Is it doable or not?
My tip is buy, try and take back. I bought masses of fixtures and fittings and just returned if not suitable. IKEA has one of the best return refund policies so take advantage.
I have to say, very much regret my glass front drawers. If your clothes aren’t laid out like a shop it just looks messy. I’ve just added two new solid front drawers in mine.
This is really good thank you very much. I’m going to have one in my son bedroom and I was thinking maybe belt he’s got a built-in app in order with an emoji so it will be really good for his room. I’m going to get the 75 x 58 and 200 height and then I think it’s I’ve got a cupboard in my hand
The frame is the same as it’s always been ? I had to trim a door, that was hallow inside but ok. I’ve not noticed any dip in quality in the last 12 / 18 months. I’ve recently cut up a Pax and even after that it was very secure. I replaced a 1970’s fitted wardrobe with a new PAX. The pax was exactly the same as the 1970’s cheap wardrobe I ripped out, that had lasted 50 years. I then copied the method used to make it built in. Will easily last another 50 years.
@@kirstygriffiths749 I visited a showroom the other day in Birmingham (Wednesbury) and the quality is a lot worse than it was the last time I bought one. The sides used to be solid particle board but now have a honeycome structure to them. The same as the doors. There used to be some weight to it all but the ones in the showroom were terrible quality. I'll re-visit them as an option because I really want it to work. Another trip to the showroom. If you read online, there's lots of discussion about the reduction in quality. It explains why they were out of stock for so long as they were changing the design of the structure of them.
@@TheNomadicTrader the frame is chipboard ? I’ve just cut one up? No honeycomb in it? The door is hallow? What are people doing to them to moan about the quality ? I spend time securing these and re-enforcing them to the wall. No issues & I’m about to cut up my 19th Pax ( that’s in the last 3 years) I’m not sure what people expect for £70.
@@kirstygriffiths749 you seem to trying to convince me that my experience is wrong? Are you buying old stock or second hand? Also, £70? You can't buy a PAX wardrobe for £70 what are you talking about? A 150cm wardrobe I've spaced up is £408, a far cry from the £70 you're throwing around. Notice how both the frame and doors are honeycomb structure. Copied from the IKEA website: Wardrobe frame Particleboard, Particle- and fibreboard with honeycomb paper filling (100% recycled paper), Plastic edging, Plastic edging, Paper foil Door Filling material: Honeycomb structure paper filling (100% recycled)
@@kirstygriffiths749 are you buying second hand or old stock? Also, you can't buy a PAX wardrobe for £70. The 150cm one I've priced up is coming in at £408. I've copied this text from the materials section on the IKEA website, notice how both the doors AND the frame are now honeycomb structure. Wardrobe frame Particleboard, Particle- and fibreboard with honeycomb paper filling (100% recycled paper), Plastic edging, Plastic edging, Paper foil Door Board on frame: Particleboard, Fibreboard, Plastic edging, Paper foil Filling material: Honeycomb structure paper filling (100% recycled) That's word for word. The IKEA PAX wardrobe I have is solid particleboard doors and frames, the ones on display in IKEA Wednesbury are very poor quality in contrast. You can't tell me my experience is wrong just because it's different from yours, that's very ignorant and shows a lack of emotional maturity.
I did a Pax in my bedroom on an outside wall and it suffered horrible damp😢. The whole backboard and wall was green. Just unfortunate I guess.. anyone else have this issue ?
That sounds like you have an issue with damp in your walls. Too much moisture coming in will make chip board go mouldy. Get some round asap! You can get all sorts of nasties from mould.
First thing: they stick out of the package… it will probably go away in a few weeks, but not everyone has the luxury of letting them open for 1-2 weeks..
Wow you are butchering those names! 😅 Good and informative vid non the less. Thank you for this! Edit: Just an FYI: They switched the dark brown with that plastic, cheap looking gray and I bet that's what made people upset (so the dark is not "back in stock"). I was massively upset with that.
I am looking to get a pax closet in my bedroom with a corner unit. I want to put AHEIM mirror doors on it but it says I can’t. Has anyone tried this and if so… what did you learn? Is it doable or not?
I wanted the beige style so bad but last month I was in IKEA and the information desk told me it was discounted in the US same with brown/black. So happy he was wrong and it is restocked🎉
Fingers crossed the USA 🇺🇸 gets all the colours
Just found your channel (from the United States) and I am so glad I did - I have an older PAX unit in my dressing room, but next year I will be downsizing but plan on buying a new PAX system - I too was thrown off by the corner unit - until I went and saw it. Will be watching more of your videos.
Thanks so much for the follow ❤️🇬🇧
@@kirstygriffiths749they ever going to make the backs easier to reinstall
I had a corner wardrobe, great with 1 rail for long dresses/coats or even 2 rails for shorter items. At first I had it with the shelves as shown in your vid, and then bought the drawers that can go in the smaller section. I wouldn’t recommend the drawers though as they are quiet small and take up more room than they give, so stick with just the shelves
That’s great advice re: drawers 🙏
Any recommendations for a sloped wall/ceiling?
On the tray liner the pattern is on the reverse, so can choose plain or patterned
These were blank on both sides ?
These updates are amazing!
Glad you like them!
Thanks for taking time to make this video. I've recently heard awful things about the quality of Ikea furniture going far downhill since prices came down this year. I'd really love to hear from anyone who has bought the Pax and Komplement system in 2024. How is the quality. I expect not as good as years gone by but good enough?
It will be very interesting to see what the pax 2.0 is like for quality. Check out my new video with info about the redesign.
In the US, the grey has sold out and is unavailable. I suspect ours are stuck on a ship somewhere in the Atlantic!
Oh dear. Possibly! We had so many sold out bits in 2022!
May be a stupid question but…I am assuming drawers, handles, doors etc. can be swapped around if you want a change further down the line? Thank you!
Absolutely 👍 that’s the great thing.
Amazing. Was so disappointed they discontinued the black/brown. I have one and originally wanted to extend in the dressing area. But as I have the mirror doors covering them I’m tempted now to get the dark grey to finish but keep the doors off.
I already have a few pax in other cupboards (50x35) they are great for extra storage and hanging space, and did get a dark grey it’s really nice for guest coats and my travel suitcase (even though it does sit in a cupboard)
I think a lot of people will be pleased about the new dark grey 🙏
can you recommend a way to place the cupboard in the middle of my room as a divider and attach it to the cieling?
Never seen pax in beige 🤯🤯🤯 Would be a perfect match for our Bedroom, but here in Germany theres just white, grey and "wood", makes me sad 😔
Oh dear. Maybe you will get that colour soon 🙏
Why not paint it?
Sand prime paint and seal 😉any colour you want. Vinyl wrap is also fairly cheap
Just discovered your channel. I am going to be doing PAX in the next few months in our reach in closets. This is a great video. I am going back and forth between the grey and the white. I naturally lean to the grey but I worry that like the black it will be discontinued and if you ever need new pieces you may be out of luck in the future. Although the grey looks stunning! I can not wait to watch the rest of your videos.
I think the least popular must be the beige. The oak does look nice on the inside ? Thanks for the views 👍
How did it go, I have a reach in closet too.
@@T-London we did and chose the grey and love it. Of course we waited for the new version. Very happy with it. It worked well in the reach in. In one closet because of the design and space we did a mixture of the deeper frames and the narrower frames!
Finally greyyyyyy 🥳🥳🥳 I just need them to do a great alex drawer and I will be right to ikea 🏃🏻♀️
im designing my pax wardrobe online but unsure how much folded clothes you can get in the drawers? t-shirts, trousers, hoodies etc
I’ve just come across your channel and it couldn’t have come at a better time as I’m moving into my new house very soon. Can I ask you, if I buy two frames (50cm and 75cm) what is the best way to join them together so that they line up correctly? Thank you.
You get fixings with the pax to blind them all together 👍
Thank you for the video!
I need help with my ikea Aheim mirror doors. They are not aligning at all! 😢
Ha! I bet you’re partly responsible for the uptick in sales 🤣. I just finished my own 3m wardrobe following your guide. It looks fabulous!
😂 I wish ! Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram ❤️
I need to cut about 6-8 inches off the bottom of the back panel. Is that possible without comproming stability?
I’ve trimmed a couple of the original pax’s down. I always then add extra fixings to the wall.
Wouldn’t it be better to trim from the top?? I am going to do that to mine.
@@oyukiryour circumstance must be different then mine. I want to make a cutout above the holes in the back panel. The cutout needs to be above 6 to 8 inches vertically so my baseboard heater can breath. I'm trying to make a makeshift shoe warmer.
Wish thwy would do a pull.out table.that slodes all the way in to it
We are trying to do our closets for our new home and cannot get all the sizes that we planned a couple months ago. We have had to do a complete redesign as a result! We are in the US and the cart pitched half our purchase out!
Oh no! Sorry to hear that. That was the UK in 2022!
Could you comment on the shrinkflation of PAX carcasses in the last year or 2? I bought a PAX system a year or 2 ago, and the particle boards had substance to them, it was the system i've known for eons. Then a friend bought the same carcasses, but they weighed half of mine, to the point where they felt like garbage, an infuriating experience. I assume they rolled that out everywhere and keep getting away with less and less materials over time. Being smart about it is one thing, but there's a fine line between smart and flimsy / trash. And i'm not one of these boomers saying that if it's particle board, it's automatically trash. Ikea kitchen carcasses are still great, afaik, for eg.
They seem to have discontinued most of the gray and beige interiors in EU :(
Oh no !
Sad there are no details on the 13in depth units being restocked in the United States. The deeper units just will not fit in my closet.
Same! Been waiting 2 years to finish my kids closets but the 13" depth is always out of stock.
Oh dear. We had stock issues in 2022. Fingers crossed you get stock soon
@@kirstygriffiths749 are the 13in depth units stocked in your region?
@@ajx2463 an employee at my local store said the 13in depth frames were being redesigned to make them easier to put together (???) and that they would be released after that redesign has been completed. Not sure if I can believe that.
From UK too, but you ikea looks way nicer than my local in Thurrock (Essex)! The new Grey Pax will be perfect for my upcoming project, appreciate the vid!
Oh I see. Reading is a good store 👌 Good luck with the new project. New Pax vid up next week
I am looking to get a pax closet in my bedroom with a corner unit. I want to put AHEIM mirror doors on it but it says I can’t. Has anyone tried this and if so… what did you learn? Is it doable or not?
Question pls: Can you fit in one of those downward handles that bring your clothes down if you are a shorter woman? Does Ikea have those?
They don’t do one at IKEA . But, I bet you could retro fit inside yourself. 👍
rev- a -shelf makes them in ste states, also on amazon. different widths
what do you think about the new pax frame ? its definitely easy to make it i cant find video...
What new pax frame ? We don’t have anything new in the UK? New Billy
the patten is on the back its a grip so it slid
Blank on both sides on this one.
Would you recommend 237 cm height?
If you can fit them in yes. Lots more storage in the 237 we have in the granny annex.
My tip is buy, try and take back. I bought masses of fixtures and fittings and just returned if not suitable. IKEA has one of the best return refund policies so take advantage.
I can't find 29 inch glass drawers. I hate that they have no stock anywhere.
I have to say, very much regret my glass front drawers. If your clothes aren’t laid out like a shop it just looks messy. I’ve just added two new solid front drawers in mine.
All of a sudden a number of the frames are discontinued. I have read a new version is coming out. Do you know anything about this?
I have heard nothing about a new version coming out? I don’t see any frames disconnected in the UK? All 4 colours are active
@@kirstygriffiths749 google pax 2.0 it comes up on another site
Can we still design the pax wardrobes online ?
Yes you can
This is really good thank you very much. I’m going to have one in my son bedroom and I was thinking maybe belt he’s got a built-in app in order with an emoji so it will be really good for his room. I’m going to get the 75 x 58 and 200 height and then I think it’s I’ve got a cupboard in my hand
Did you say you are making a video on a PAX office. Do you offer a planning service? Your blog is blocked by some funnel thing so can't email you.
Check out my other RUclips video guides for info on PAX.
I was looking for updates on the build quality as they're now honeycomb design and very questionable 😢
The frame is the same as it’s always been ? I had to trim a door, that was hallow inside but ok. I’ve not noticed any dip in quality in the last 12 / 18 months. I’ve recently cut up a Pax and even after that it was very secure. I replaced a 1970’s fitted wardrobe with a new PAX. The pax was exactly the same as the 1970’s cheap wardrobe I ripped out, that had lasted 50 years. I then copied the method used to make it built in. Will easily last another 50 years.
@@kirstygriffiths749 I visited a showroom the other day in Birmingham (Wednesbury) and the quality is a lot worse than it was the last time I bought one. The sides used to be solid particle board but now have a honeycome structure to them. The same as the doors. There used to be some weight to it all but the ones in the showroom were terrible quality.
I'll re-visit them as an option because I really want it to work. Another trip to the showroom.
If you read online, there's lots of discussion about the reduction in quality. It explains why they were out of stock for so long as they were changing the design of the structure of them.
@@TheNomadicTrader the frame is chipboard ? I’ve just cut one up? No honeycomb in it? The door is hallow? What are people doing to them to moan about the quality ? I spend time securing these and re-enforcing them to the wall. No issues & I’m about to cut up my 19th Pax ( that’s in the last 3 years) I’m not sure what people expect for £70.
@@kirstygriffiths749 you seem to trying to convince me that my experience is wrong?
Are you buying old stock or second hand? Also, £70? You can't buy a PAX wardrobe for £70 what are you talking about? A 150cm wardrobe I've spaced up is £408, a far cry from the £70 you're throwing around.
Notice how both the frame and doors are honeycomb structure.
Copied from the IKEA website:
Wardrobe frame
Particleboard, Particle- and fibreboard with honeycomb paper filling (100% recycled paper), Plastic edging, Plastic edging, Paper foil
Door
Filling material:
Honeycomb structure paper filling (100% recycled)
@@kirstygriffiths749 are you buying second hand or old stock?
Also, you can't buy a PAX wardrobe for £70. The 150cm one I've priced up is coming in at £408.
I've copied this text from the materials section on the IKEA website, notice how both the doors AND the frame are now honeycomb structure.
Wardrobe frame
Particleboard, Particle- and fibreboard with honeycomb paper filling (100% recycled paper), Plastic edging, Plastic edging, Paper foil
Door
Board on frame:
Particleboard, Fibreboard, Plastic edging, Paper foil
Filling material: Honeycomb structure paper filling (100% recycled)
That's word for word.
The IKEA PAX wardrobe I have is solid particleboard doors and frames, the ones on display in IKEA Wednesbury are very poor quality in contrast.
You can't tell me my experience is wrong just because it's different from yours, that's very ignorant and shows a lack of emotional maturity.
For when a Slim pax video?
Douglas Turnpike
3:18 that's not good news for me. i want black, not grey. 😂
Prosacco Station
I did a Pax in my bedroom on an outside wall and it suffered horrible damp😢. The whole backboard and wall was green. Just unfortunate I guess.. anyone else have this issue ?
That sounds like you have an issue with damp in your walls. Too much moisture coming in will make chip board go mouldy. Get some round asap! You can get all sorts of nasties from mould.
Only white available in Canada. Too bad they didn't fix the shelves. Totally unacceptable for a shelf to sag under it's own weight with nothing on it.
How odd. I’ve never had sagging shelves with nothing on them ?
First thing: they stick out of the package… it will probably go away in a few weeks, but not everyone has the luxury of letting them open for 1-2 weeks..
Rodriguez Estates
Wow you are butchering those names! 😅 Good and informative vid non the less. Thank you for this!
Edit: Just an FYI: They switched the dark brown with that plastic, cheap looking gray and I bet that's what made people upset (so the dark is not "back in stock"). I was massively upset with that.
Swedish is not my first language 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
No, I’m talking further back. I had the black pax in 2018 in my last house, that’s been discontinued. So many people liked the pure black 🖤
So sad there are no details regarding the 13in depth newer units coming back in stock in the US. The deeper units just will not fit in my closet.
I wish they made these 4 inches shorter.
I made my current pax 4 inches sorter! More info to follow
Wisozk Manor
Pax is officially discontinued. 6/14/2024
Check my PAX 2.0 update video & build review
it’s just so ridiculously expensive
Compared to a company like Sharps bedrooms? John Lewis ? Furniture village? I don’t agree. Name a cheaper place to shop
them removing black/brown is just... ugh
Shit quality. The edge of the furniture board is constantly broken
This accent made me crazy
What a lovely thing to say 🤪 proud to be British 🇬🇧
Looking forward for your step by step PAX guide.
Love her accent ❤ and love the British
🤍
The beige/grey cover plates are only in the UK. Can someone please ship them to me in the US. I'll pay :/
I am looking to get a pax closet in my bedroom with a corner unit. I want to put AHEIM mirror doors on it but it says I can’t. Has anyone tried this and if so… what did you learn? Is it doable or not?