IKEA ANTILOP High Chair Review: The $29.99 Seat That Ends the Search Early

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THE SHORT VERSION

Somewhere around six months, a baby who can sit starts demanding a place at the table. IKEA Canada's high chair page runs from this plastic ANTILOP at $29.99 (Canadian dollars) up to the $89.00 BLÅMES in rubberwood. The set with tray is article 395.975.17, and the belt is part of it.

IKEA's page answers most of a buyer's questions: a test standard, an age and weight ceiling, materials, care, and a price for every part. Read those numbers as a schedule: what it costs, how it comes apart, and when it ends.

Our verdict

At $29.99 the ANTILOP with tray is the sensible first high chair for a baby who sits unaided, with belt and tray in the set; skip it for a recline, a footrest, or use past age three or 15 kg.

A good fit for: Parents feeding a baby who sits unaided at a regular dining table, who want tray and belt in one box and plastic that wipes down after every meal.
We would skip it if: You need a recline for a baby who cannot sit yet, a footrest, a chair that lasts past age three, or a seat in wood or fabric rather than plastic.

Reasons to consider it

Belt and tray are in the $29.99 set, and the shell ($16), tray ($7) and four-leg pack ($6.99) are each sold separately
Seat shell, tray and steel legs share one care line: wipe with a mild soapy solution, then dry with a clean cloth
IKEA's own page calls it easy to take apart and bring along, and it ships as three packages

The compromises

The page lists one seat height, 54 cm, and no recline or footrest; none of the 11 items on IKEA Canada's high chair page is a footrest
Rated to age three or 15 kg (33 lb), whichever the child reaches first
61 cm wide and 66 cm deep as listed, which is a lot of floor in a small kitchen

What we have not verified: No page gives wear data for the belt, the one part that moves under load. IKEA Canada's 2012 belt recall covered one supplier and one production window, so it is history, but it marks the part worth checking before a secondhand meal. An auto-generated caption on the product video mentions adjustable heights; the measurements table and feature lines show one seat height. Store-by-store stock needs a postal code.

The things in this guide

A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.

The first chair, and the cheapest good one

ANTILOP High Chair with Tray · White

Belt, tray and a test standard on the page for $29.99, with every part priced separately if one cracks or goes missing.

Before you buy: One listed seat height, no footrest, rated only to age three or 15 kg (33 lb).

$29.99 at IKEA

Price checked October 16, 2026. Retailer prices can change.

Tray and belt are in the $29.99, and every part has its own price

The white/white set ships as three packages, shell, tray and legs, with the safety belt included. IKEA rates the chair for children who sit up unaided, up to 3 years old or a maximum of 33 lb (15 kg), and says it was tested for domestic and non-domestic use against ASTM F404. That is the only standard any ANTILOP page names; no Canadian standard appears on the pages read.

The parts add up to the same money. A shell is $16.00, the tray $7.00 and a pack of four legs $6.99, which is $29.99. The set without a tray, 095.975.14, is shell and legs at $22.99, so the tray is a $7 decision. A cracked tray costs $7, not a new chair.

IKEA Canada takes back new, unopened products within 365 days and opened ones within 90 days if they are unused and re-saleable, with proof of purchase. Traces of use are refunded on a refund card, and a high chair that has been fed at will have them, so test the fit at the table before the first meal.

One seat height, and no footrest on the shelf

The chair stands 90 cm tall, 61 cm wide and 66 cm deep, with a seat 25 cm wide, 22 cm deep and 54 cm off the floor. The measurements table gives one seat height, and none of the feature lines mentions recline or adjustment. IKEA gives no table height to match, so measure your own table against 54 cm before buying.

There is no footrest among the features, the measurements or the parts: none of the 11 items on IKEA Canada's high chair page is one. A small child's feet will hang for the length of the meal. IKEA sells a $9.99 inflatable supporting cushion that it says fits all its high chairs, and a $4.99 tray mat, which add comfort but not a height setting.

Three years or 15 kg, then what

The rating is also the exit plan. A child who reaches 15 kg or turns three has outgrown the seat by IKEA's own label, and nothing on the pages offers a conversion or a higher setting. The ANTILOP covers the two messiest years; the next chair is a separate decision made later, at leisure.

Paying more does not change that on paper. BLÅMES at $89.00 (rubberwood and fiberboard) and SANDKATT at $69.99 (machine-washable fabric cover) carry the same three-year, 33 lb line and an ASTM F404 line (SANDKATT's page calls it the US standard), so the extra $40 to $59 buys materials and a cover rather than a longer rating.

The three packages weigh 1.21, 0.68 and 1.78 kg, 3.67 kg in all (our sum). IKEA describes the chair as easy to take apart and bring along, which suits a seat shared between households for its short life.

A note for secondhand buyers

In January 2012 IKEA Canada recalled the belt on ANTILOP chairs from supplier 17389 with production dates 0607 to 0911 (YYMM). The belt could open unexpectedly, a fall hazard. The notice counts 36,000 units in Canada, no incidents here, and eight reports of belts opening, four with minor injury. The remedy was a refund or exchange at a store.

IKEA names no other production dates, and the belt is sold as part of every current set. The practical takeaway belongs to the secondhand market: find the supplier number and date on a used chair, and work the buckle a few times before the first meal. A new set needs only the ordinary habit of glancing at the latch, since the belt is the one part that moves under load.

How we put this together

Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.