IKEA EKET cabinet with 2 doors and shelf

IKEA EKET cabinet with 2 doors and shelf by IKEA — bookcases & shelving, Overall: 27.5" W x 13.75" D x 27.5" H. Compare it with similar pieces across brands, and see the rooms it appears in.

EKET Cabinet with 2 doors and shelf - white 27 1/2x13 3/4x27 1/2 " by IKEA
  • Brand: IKEA
  • Category: Bookcases & shelving
  • Price: $90
  • Dimensions: Overall: 27.5" W x 13.75" D x 27.5" H
  • Colours: white
  • Rooms: Home office
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Room×Lab Review · Review updated October 15, 2026

Owners of this cabinet, across white, walnut-effect and other finishes, split sharply on the build, door alignment and push-open catches

Room×Lab read 1,168 distinct written reviews on IKEA's page for this two-door, one-shelf cabinet as of September 8, 2026 (1,220 by October 15). They cover white, brown walnut-effect and five other listings, with some owners describing gray, oak-colour or wood-grain finishes, so the 3.0-star average and star counts span all finishes. Ten reviews of drawers, open units, other furniture or an unnamed item count in that rating but are left out below. Dated 2017 to 2026 in many languages, they describe more than one assembly and door-fitting system and mostly cover assembly and early use. The reviews below were picked to show easy builds and detailed door and back failures, two after months of use.

Room×Lab rating: 4.5 out of 10 (limited confidence). Owners say the EKET two-door cabinet looks clean and can go together in minutes, but IKEA's 3.0-star rating across all finishes has about as many one-star as five-star reviews, with repeated trouble in assembly, door alignment and push catches. Few owners describe more than a year of use.

  • Building the frame around the back panel: 22 favorable and 26 critical owner accounts across all finishes; a sample, not a full count. — Some owners finished a cabinet in 10–20 minutes. Others could not seat the final side around the back panel, spent hours or days on it, cut or left out the back, or returned the cabinet. These accounts run from 2017 to 2026 and cover white, walnut-effect and other listings.
  • Getting the doors level and evenly gapped: 14 favorable and 22 critical owner accounts across all finishes; a sample, not a full count. — Some owners got straight doors with no adjustment, or by turning the plastic adjusters. Others report doors of unequal height, wide center gaps or doors catching the frame. Some saw the same problem on a replacement unit, and some found alignment differed between cabinets in one purchase.
  • Push-to-open door catches: 11 favorable and 23 critical owner accounts across all finishes; a sample, not a full count. — Owners like one-touch opening when it works. Complaints include doors that will not stay shut, pop open at a light touch or stick, and catches failing on the first day or within days. Some owners added a knob or fitted replacement parts.

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Owners split on this cabinet's build, doors and catches: buy it for a compact, handle-free look if you can add legs or a wall rail, anchor it and allow a patient build; skip it if you need doors that stay aligned or more than one shelf.

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