[item] Black/brown Ikea wall shelf that was my fireplace mantle
[purchase info] Purchased new at Ikea
[time in my possession] Approximately 2 years
[last used] A couple of months ago until my cat knocked it off the wall
[difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium
[destination] Freecycle
[replacement item] None
[info] I had to modify this shelf to place it on the wall without drilling holes in the middle of the tile. In doing that, I messed up the integrity of the shelf. When my cat decided she needed to jump way up there, it all came tumbling down. Surprisingly, the shelf was still okay. Problem was, I put it in the garage. Ikea stuff does not fair well in extreme heat. The veneer started coming off. I could have probably fixed it, but in that small room, I decided not to put it back up. I had an extra large art piece that was needing a new location in the house.