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$70 for something they classify as a nightstand seems a little steep, by ikea standards. but repurposed in the living room... maybe. not a huge fan of the black glass, though...

thats awesome. i want it. I like the black glass. I kinda wish it was lucite

For a mere $9 more, you can get a Parson's coffee table on sale at West Elm...
http://www.westelm.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?partNumber=WE-PRODf737&storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&parentId=WE-SH1SLEFRN&retainNav=true&cmsrc=WE-SH1SLEFRN

And a mere $39 more will get you a 30' round Slim cocktail table from Room and Board...
http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product.do?method=get&id=817889&coll=91753545&cat=91552826

Not to mention plenty of other options on Craigslist...

(Of course that's for two of the IKEA tables, at $140...)

I saw this in person last week, and I really liked the size and shape, and black glass, but wasn't a huge fan of the plasticky bottom shelf.

Comparing 2 Ikea tables to 1 R&B table roughly the same size and saying it's only $39 more is completely unfair. While I do think this is a little pricey for Ikea I would say it's more accurate to say that it's $109 cheaper and an excellent compromise for someone interested in the R&B table.

Nice revisionist math, bepsf.

I don't think $70 is that far out of the Ikea table range.