There's a flip side to the IKEA effect. I don't have a name for it but it has happened every time I've built something from IKEA.
Basically, it all goes together nicely... except for one defect. Sometimes there's a hole drilled in slightly the wrong location, a hinge is crooked, or there's a small gap between two pieces that should be flush against each other. No one notices. But I do. And it drives me crazy every time I look at those pieces of furniture: I walk into the room and ALL I CAN NOTICE is the tiny DEFECT in the piece of furniture that I built from IKEA.
This feeling will be familiar to anyone who has done DIY home improvement work. All you can see in the final product are the minor defects no one else notices. What's interesting is that nearly everyone (anecdotally) experiences this same feeling, but also thinks they're unique in doing so.
I don't think it is. To me the frustration stems from having to put in my time and effort into putting a piece of furniture together only to have it turn out not quite as expected because of forces beyond my control such as sloppiness of the drill operator/machinery (holes drilled in wrong place anyone?).
The worst thing I find is when you get a part in it which is designed to work with several different products and it has extra holes drilled in it. Rather than specialising the CAM / drilling process, they throw some little stickers in to cover up the holes.
Basically, it all goes together nicely... except for one defect. Sometimes there's a hole drilled in slightly the wrong location, a hinge is crooked, or there's a small gap between two pieces that should be flush against each other. No one notices. But I do. And it drives me crazy every time I look at those pieces of furniture: I walk into the room and ALL I CAN NOTICE is the tiny DEFECT in the piece of furniture that I built from IKEA.