Just looking at the bookcase in the stock picture, you can't help but love it. Pink and purple drawers with white shelves is a nice look, and it looks like it can hold quite a bit for the size. I made sure to read over the product details, something that's uncommon around here on Amazon, before I ordered it, but once I got to check this thing out after assembly, I ended up being a bit disappointed with what I got for my money. When the back of this thing cracks right down the middle during assembly, you start to wonder why the manufacturer didn't include a few replacement pieces.
Regarding the storage capabilities of this bookcase, the drawers are the best thing about it, even if they're made of canvas and cardboard. The three little ones hold all my daughter's socks, tights and other smaller clothes perfectly, and like the product details suggest, this would hold games, controllers and handhelds like the DS well too. The two big ones below are roomy and great for pants and pajamas, though they could hold a bunch of figures, dolls and smaller stuffed animals like mini plush Pokemon. It's up to you or your child. I really do like the color on these drawers, as the pink and purple look just like they do in the stock picture, not brighter or darker, and the handles are sturdy for what they are. You can remove the drawers if you want toothey're not fastened in the bookcase with bolts or anything. Also, the bookcase unit is fairly sturdy when you put it together. It doesn't wobble around when you bump into it, and it can hold a smaller tv on top without any worries of collapsing. You can put this thing together in less than 40 minutes.
As for the bookcase itself, it's one of the two big negatives about the product. If you need to know what size books will fit on it, and what won't, look no further than your standard Dr. Seuss book. If you want to put these in the bookcase standing up, they won't fit. Yes, the shelves are too short even for those nice-sized books. Little Golden books stand a chance, as to anything smaller than that, but things like the hardcover Eric Carle books and nearly anything by Maurice Sendak will have to be laid down. It'd be nice if the makers would've made these shelves a little taller since most people have books standing up. The other big problem is what I mentioned earlierthe backing. There is -NOreason why it should be such a flimsy material. I'd send it back if it meant getting a different back to the bookcase and not another identical one.
Still, my daughter loves it, and I expect she'll be lining up all her animal, Gremlins, Pokemon and Ghostbusters toys on the book shelves if we go with something else for books. You could do a lot worse at this price, but you could also do a lot better for slightly more. I'll probably get something else in 2 years or so.
I was a little worried when I purchased this that the quality might not be great because of the price. All other bookshelfs I had looked at were close to $200. But when I received it I was so surprised. It is so cute and looks great in my daughters room. I put it together myself and it only took an hour. It also has little straps you can attach to it to anchor it to the wall to make it more safe. I'm very very happy with this piece and I can't wait to get the tv stand that I ordered that matches it.
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Easy to put together, lovely appearance, HOWEVER, the two shelves were not tall enough to hold a book upright. Otherwise BEAUTIFUL!
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This item shipped in good condition. Although this product was available at Walmart, I purchased it thru Amazon to take advantage of the free shipping and the price was cheaper. It was easy to put together. I purchased two of these and they look good in my grandaughters bedroom.
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No doubt this is a smaller bookcase and yes you will likely have to store most books sideways (children's books being all sorts of large and strange shapes/sizes). The interior measurements on the top two shelves after assembly are 8 3/4" high x 11 1/4 deep x 23 3/4 wide--but having read the product dimensions this was what I expected. Assembly itself was easy (took me approximately half an hour) with clear, straight-forward directions and with all pieces clearly marked--which if you've purchased much "put it together yourself" furniture you know is not often the case. This bookshelf is relatively solid and sturdy after assembly, even surprisingly so for such an inexpensive piece. I have purchased similar bookshelves for twice the price from different companies/manufacturers which were much lower quality. The furniture safety straps are a smart inclusion for an item obviously intended for a child's room. It looks very cute in my daughter's room where it is next to her junior height loft bed and is the perfect height to act partially as a nightstand. Overall this is a decent quality and attractive bookshelf at a good price and I am well-pleased with it.
I travel on a lot of trips with one or two night stays and then on to the next place. I thought this would help with eliminating the packing and unpacking for just the night or two. I thought it would help with finding things quickly. It almost does that...however...
