Sorting the room out?

ALEX from IKEA? Let’s picture it at home.

INTERACTIVE 3D

Drag the model to turn it around

STEP 1 OF 27

Screw the cam bolts into the sides

Lay both sides on a rug, runners up. Four in each: two at the back edge and two along the bottom.

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45 cm of depth is the number that decides how this shelf gets used. Paperbacks sit flush, hardbacks overhang, and a storage box usually wants a couple of centimetres more. Height matters just as much at 50 cm, so measure from the floor rather than from the skirting board.

Owner discussion on reddit.com The ALEX drawer unit on castors, 36 by 50 format, 36 × 45 × 50 cm. Other sizes and finishes can use different parts.

Already finished the build?

Now let’s find its place in your room.

Five room ideas for the ALEX drawer unit on castors at 36 × 45 × 50 cm: bedroom, hallway, kids room, sideboard and drawer detail. Each one is a generated styling scene, not a photograph of the product in a real home.

IKEA ALEX Drawer unit on castors, 36 × 50 cm, 36 × 45 × 50 cm, bedroom beside a bed with one drawer open

ROOM MOODBedroom

Room styling concept, not official product photography.

36 × 45 × 50 cm is the size to check when it stands beside the bed.

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SIZE MATCH PASS

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For the ALEX drawer unit on castors, 36 × 45 × 50 cm is the size to look for. Check that the variant on the listing matches this one before you pay.

36 × 45 × 50 cmDrawer unit on castors, 36 × 50 cm110 min assembly guide

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Before it comes home

The space it needs, before it arrives

A shelf unit fails on the wall or in the hallway, rarely anywhere else.

A couple more room tips

PRODUCT FOOTPRINT

36cm wide

45cm deep

50cm high

Listed size of the ALEX drawer unit on castors: 36 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 50 cm tall.

What the tape measure says

The room decides more than the photo.

This is the 36 × 45 × 50 cm drawer unit on castors. Keep the depth of the unit clear in front while you build it, and look at the ceiling at 50 cm: a tall frame tips up further than you expect.

The ALEX comes in 3 sizes in this catalog, 36 to 67 cm wide. The room plans, clearances and care notes are written once for the family, so they are not repeated here.

Against the drawer unit on castors at 36 × 58 × 76 cm, this one is 13 cm shallower and 26 cm lower, which is the difference that decides whether it fits the gap you measured. At 36 × 45 cm it covers 0.16 square metres of floor, and at 50 cm tall it reads as close to square in the room.

Dust the shelves before you load them, and wipe marks with a damp cloth. Anything heavier than the stated shelf load belongs lower down or on the floor.