We live in So. California so using low bookshelves are nice in order to avoid all sorts of falling books in an earthquake. I purchased 4 of these shelves for my studio and they fit the bill perfectly! They arrived nicely packed and just snapped together in minutes. These would be perfect for a child's room to hold toys, because they are light weight, but sturdy. They would be a safe storage area for young toddlers.
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The vertical tubing was 2", not 1" (Lowes had both diameters, the 2" was stronger, I don't think Furrino makes a 2" tube option)
The vertical tubing normal size was slightly shorter 12" instead of 13-1/4" (Lowes also had 8" and 16" tubing).
The Lowes four top cover package had a 2" suction cup inside the package which is used to tighten the top covers tighter than you can by hand grip.
The standard size depth of the boards was 16" instead of 12" (This Furrino 3 shelf set here has 9-1/2" (see diagram), the Furrino 4 shelf set is 12". The greater the depth (compared to the width) the more square the base, which makes things more stable.
The Lowes version tubing was a tighter fit into the 4 holes in the board corners.
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As it is here, this Furrino set is sturdy enough for hardbacks, but not large ones like an encyclopedia set on higher shelves. The Lowes set was sturdy enough for that. You could put very heavy books on the Furrino, but I would do that only on the bottom shelf.
Hints: If you have only one shelf set, try to arrange furniture so you can put that in a corner. That way two sides of the bottom shelf will touch the bottom wallboards. The distance from floor to the bottom of the bottom shelf is 1-1/2", from floor to top of bottom shelf is 1-7/8". This is perfect to be able for it to touch a standard 2" boarding located at the bottom of many walls in a typical house. And this adds stability.
If you have any 1" wide suction cup (aquarium shops) it will allow you to tighten the top four flat covers a tiny bit tighter. And the top cover board will be a tiny bit more stable.
I bought two of these 3 shelf units and turned it into 1 five shelf unit which of course uses all 4 sets of four tubes and five boards. This leaves over 4 top caps, 4 feet, and one board as excess. The board will come in handy for something some day and is easy to store. I placed the shelf set in a corner. I would be willing to put hardbacks on the four shelves, but not the very top cover board. If not in a corner, or at least against a wall, I would not try that with the Furrino versions.
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Easy to put together. Looks nice and you can't tell the legs are plastic just from looking at it. One shelf was slightly damaged...not really that noticeable, but I still feel that things shouldn't be sold when they are damaged.....I'm ordering a 2nd one to put side by side in my kitchen to keep my laptop on and my recipe notebooks and a basket that I keep plastic bags in for reuse. It doesn't take up a lot of space and college students could probably make good use of these for the price. It isn't heavy like other bookshelves so it is easy to move and quite sturdy....much better than I expected it to be......very pleased with it.Save 45% Off
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