How to assemble IKEA GULLABERG 8-Drawer Dresser

Step-by-step assembly

1. 

   Step 1 · manual step 1–4

   Lay out the frames and middle panel. Screw on 9 runners.

   3 screws (146114) per runner — not 100347. Mind the CR / CL marks on the runners.

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2. 

   Step 2 · manual step 5

   Turn the middle panel over and fit 3 runners on that side too.

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3. 

   Step 3 · manual step 6–7

   Screw on the 8 lock fittings (10122691) with screws 100347.

   By hand — no power drill. 2 on each frame, 2 on each side of the middle panel.

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4. 

   Step 4 · manual step 8–10

   Top: fit 4 brackets (102553), then press on the back rail.

   4 dowels (101345) in the rail. Brackets fix with plugs 144575 and pins 144574.

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5. 

   Step 5 · manual step 11

   Bolt the centre leg to the bottom panel: 2 bolts (100223).

   Use the Allen key 100006. The thinner 100229 bolts come later.

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6. 

   Step 6 · manual step 12–13

   Stand a frame up, hang the bottom panel on, then add the other frame.

   The pins slide into the keyholes — press the panel down until it locks.

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7. 

   Step 7 · manual step 14

   Lower the middle panel in and press it down onto the pins.

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8. 

   Step 8 · manual step 15

   Screw the 2 metal bars (158473) in at the back: 8 screws (100347).

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9. 

   Step 9 · manual step 16–17

   Press 8 connectors (10122710) into the rails, then click the rails in.

   The rail ends snap onto the lock fittings.

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10. 

    Step 10 · manual step 18–19

    Screw a runner onto each side of the 2 small dividers.

    CR on one side, CL on the other — 3 screws (146114) each.

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11. 

    Step 11 · manual step 20–21

    Push the dividers into the top, then fit the top onto the frames.

    The dividers’ notched edges point to the front.

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12. 

    Step 12 · manual step 22–24

    2 screws (100229) with the Allen key, then slide in the back panel.

    Fix it with 8 sleeves (151706) and 8 pins (151705) pushed in from the inside.

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13. 

    Step 13 · manual step 25

    Screw the 5 adjustable feet (194970) into the legs.

    One in each corner leg, one in the centre leg.

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14. 

    Step 14 · manual step 26–27

    Stand the dresser up. 4 clips in the back, 2 screws (109049).

    Clip 10093081 into the hole, then press pin 10093082 into it.

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15. 

    Step 15 · manual step 28–29

    Slide in the 2 top rails. Fix the top with 4 screws (100217).

    Use the Allen key 100001, from inside the top row.

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16. 

    Step 16 · manual step 30–31

    Fit 4 more clips inside, then level the dresser with the feet.

    Turn the 5 feet until the dresser stands level and steady.

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17. 

    Step 17 · manual step 32–34

    Fold out the 2 anchor fittings at the top back corners.

    Mark the holes on the wall, move the dresser away, drill and push in the plugs (10087223) — see page 29 for your wall type.

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18. 

    Step 18 · manual step 35–36

    Set the dresser against the wall and fix it with 2 screws (109572).

    Gap at the baseboard? Fill it with the spacer blocks (10102070) first.

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19. 

    Step 19 · manual step 37–38

    Drawer: hang both sides onto the front, then slide in the bottom.

    Start with the small drawer with the warning label. Press the sides down until they lock.

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20. 

    Step 20 · manual step 39–41

    Fit the back: 4 pins (145718), then 4 cam locks (131361).

    Turn the cam locks with the flat screwdriver.

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21. 

    Step 21 · manual step 42–43

    Turn it over, screw on the 2 runners (6 × 146114) and the knob.

    The knob is fixed from inside with bolt 106603.

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22. 

    Step 22 · manual step 37–43

    Build the other 7 drawers the same way.

    The 4 large ones also get a wire support (10040242) and 2 knobs — see step 37 on page 34.

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23. 

    Step 23 · manual step 44–45

    Slide in the small drawers — the one with the label goes top left.

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24. 

    Step 24 · manual step 46

    Slide in the 4 large drawers.

    Only one drawer opens at a time — that’s the unlock function.

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