Showing posts with label kitchen pantry. Show all posts
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Monday, July 28, 2014

Cedar Deluxe Tool Holder 30" with Wheels

Cedar Deluxe Tool Holder 30' with WheelsProduct came very quickly after it was ordered and appears to be good quality wood but the instructions don't match the product -no "predrawn lines" or "predrilled holes" that are supposed to match up. Nothing said you needed to have carpentry skills to put it together. There is no phone number on the paperwork and the number on the shipping carton is not in service.

I bought three and kept two. One was delivered warped and with too many splinters. It does take some thinking/organizing to assemble and you have to be careful not to use too much force with automatic screwdriver because you will crack the wood every time. I ended up having to purchase additional screws to ensure it held together due to the warping. The quality of the wood is substandard but at least it keeps the tools standing upright and out of harms way.

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I had been using a plastic corner yard tool holder. It cracked over the winter and I needed something sturdier. This tool holder seems to fill the buill. My only complaint was the assembly instructions. They could have been clearer. Many of the holes were pre-drilled for us but I still had to drill more holes. Many of the screws provided seemed to long and we ended up with a lot left over. As I said, the instructions could have been clearer. Regardless, so far very happy with the purchase. Hasn't fallen over yet, even though we have had many strong windy days. BTW, the wheels make the unit very easy to move around, too.

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The cedar tool holder was easy to put together and is of top quality. I like the size as it's not too bulky and nicely in my new garden shed.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Ameriwood 48-Inch Cabinet

Ameriwood 48-Inch CabinetFor the price, I would have expected better. Now, that's not to say it's a bad product. The instructions were okay, and the end result looks good and it looks good and feels durable. However, there were several items that discouraged me with it.

The door handles look cheap and are painted industrial grey. I ended up going to the hardware store and buying some nice cabinet handles for less than $20 that look much better. For looks, if this were purely a cabinet for your garage, it looks great! However, since I wanted it inside my house, I expected a little more from the hardware that came with it.

The latch hardware is cheap and barely works.

The lock hardware works. However, because I didn't need a lock, I ended up using a closet door finger pull to plug the hole fashionably, and to match the new handles I installed.

The twist lock cams are a little odd and more difficult to work with than I have experienced with other RTA products.

The sliding shelf itself is too narrow for the slot, resulting in it being insecure once you install it with the drawer slides. I ended up adding three washers on one side of the shelf where the slide attaches, and that fixed the problem.

I do have to say the leveling legs on the bottom work great and were easy to install. I also like the flexibility of shelf placement within the unit.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

South Shore Furniture, Skyline Collection, Bookcase

South Shore Furniture Skyline Collection Bookcase, ChocolateFairly solid piece with an elegant appearance so it does not look like it came from "Rooms 2 Go". Does not feel or look cheap at all. Plus I haven't seen this local so every other house in the neighborhood won't have one.

This arrived in flat box and was very heavy, however I managed to unbox it and assemble alone...and I am a female. The assembly did take awhile but all the pieces went together perfectly. This is not meant to be a family heirloom but for the price, I love it. I bought two bookcases and the TV stand and they look great together. The light in the upper shelf really tops this off.

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

KV Shelf Support Clip (Bag of 20) Almond

KV Shelf Support Clip AlmondWhat can I say but this are standard shelf clips and work well. I ordered them instead of going to the hardward store for them because we are in the middle of bad heat wave. If you need some in a week or so go ahead and order them. If you need them now get them at the hardware store. They are standard clips used in lots of cabinets, will work well, last a long time, are cheap and tend to get lost if you put them up to use later. Charles

Saturday, December 21, 2013

South Shore Furniture Noble Collection TV Stand

South Shore Furniture Noble Collection TV Stand, Dark MahoganyI've been an Amazon customer for years and this is my first review of a product. I dont write reviews because I'm almost always happy with my purchases because I do my research before buying. This product was so poor, I just had to write a review. Unfortunately for me, there weren't enough reviews of this item to warn me about its poor quality. In retrospect, I would have expected a better product for the price of this item.

The Bad

This piece of furniture looks really nice in pictures but its really low quality stuff. I would rate this lower in quality than IKEA items. The entire product is laminated composite (pressed) wood material. That in itself is not a bad thing but the pressed wood for this item is softer that other pieces of pressed wood furniture I've dealt with in the past. Therefore, it crumbles easily in the corners and tend to crack or break easier that other similar wood products. What makes this product worthless is the laminate on the wood. The laminate is ultra thin. Over the years, I've dealt with all sorts of laminated wood furniture products but I've never had a product with lamination this thin. It so thin that it chips or peels with ease even when you are careful. You could literally peel the laminate off with your finger nails without too much effort. For example, it chipped while I was moving the DVD player in the shelf the feet of the player with soft felt like stuff is what rubbed off the laminate. Also, one long piece that runs under the top board came shipped with a chip in it that had already peeled back. The other issue I had with this item was that the pre-drilled holes for the drawer handle on the board that makes up the front of the drawer didn't match the spacing on the handle. I had to use a drill to make the holes on the board larger in order to fit the handle. Also, the board that makes up top of the furniture had a 3 inch crack under the lamination but it didn't make it through to the surface. This wasn't a huge deal to me since I was going to place my AV receiver on top which would cover up that spot. Again, this lends to poor overall quality of this product.

The Good

I called the customer service number and they were very professional and courteous. I told them about the one piece that game damaged and they said they would ship me a replacement part in a couple of days via FedEx. The original box was packaged really well. On top, its seems Amazon did a fantastic job putting an outer layer of packaging to protect it during shipping. The instructions were clear but I can see people having issues with some of it. All the parts were neatly packaged and some of the parts had extra pieces in case you lost some while assembling it.

Summary

Overall, I'm really disappointed with this product. It looked like top notch stuff but it turned out to made of really cheap materials. Its great that the company will replace parts that came damaged but it doesn't make up for the poor quality.

This is flat pack furniture all of my comments are with that in mind. You're not buying solid wood from the showroom floor. That being said, it is overall a higher quality than most flat pack furniture I've bought.

Assembly was easy it takes some time, but very little effort and the end product feels solid.

I did have to use customer service for a missing piece, but their customer service (as others have mentioned) are excellent so that was pain free. If their customer service sucked, I would rate this 1 star as I would be screwed without the piece that was missing.

I would buy this from them again. I give it 5 stars because I've never had exceedingly better flat pack furniture.

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This furniture was not at all what i wanted. I thought it was solid wood but it was pressed wood. One of the pieces was cracked and it took too long to put together. Planning to get somethings else soon. Very disappointed.

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The item itself is wonderful, we love the tv stand and it looks great in our living room, but we were sorely disappointed by the state it arrived in. One of the boards was broken clean in half. It was just to keep the piece looking cleaner from underneath so we built the unit anyway. We also had to glue one of the drawer pieces togethr so that we could build the drawer appropriately. There were numerous nicks and dings on the wood as well. We were able to cover most of it up with the included pen but overall I was very dissatisfied with the state it arrived in. We bought it in "as new" condition but it was definitely not even close. I will be much more careful the next time I buy from this seller.

As far the piece of furniture goes it has been great so far. We love the look and it fits our 50 inch very well. It has ample storage for our DVDs, PS3, and games. I even got a whole side to store family photo boxes which is great. So if you're looking for a nice product definitely check this one out. Just pay the full price from the retailer instead of the amazon warehouse.

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This piece of furniture looks good once all put together but its not made very well. It took approx 3 hours to assemble and there was one piece that came cracked. Thankfully, it wasn't a piece noticeable to the eye. When assembling, there were several times the wood started to split.

Overall, I am happy with it but wondering if it would have been better to buy a piece of furntire already assembled and skip the hassle!!

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Friday, November 15, 2013

Winsome Wood Capri Wood 4 Section Storage Shelf with 4 Black Fabric Foldable Baskets

Winsome Wood Capri Wood 4 Section Storage Shelf with 4 Black Fabric Foldable BasketsThis is a great looking, real wood, easy to put together, and inexpensive shelf of bins. I bought it to hide things in plain site in my living room, such as video game controllers, cables, and other gadgets. It's a much nicer looking alternative to the plastic drawers I used to have. The bins are collapsible, in case you don't want to use them all. I use three and have my modem and router on one of the shelves. The top makes a great shelf too.

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Foremost TSH10222-FMD Sheridan TV Stand, Walnut

Foremost TSH10222-FMD Sheridan TV Stand, WalnutFirst I must admit, this was a gift and I didn't have the pleasure of building it myself. Those tasked with this said it 'wasn't bad' and took a couple of hours and a six pack of beer. There were no problems with hardware, pre drilled holes, etc... When I visited the person who built this I was happily amazed at the look and the feel and the overall quality. It looks like a piece of 'real' furniture and not a particle board fake piece of junk. It has a veneer that looks great and feels like an expensive piece of furniture. I cannot comment on the long term durability of the materials but can guess that if you don't move it much or move it correctly (NOT DRAGGING) it.. it should last you for years. As with all RTA furniture you must be careful during moves or rearranging since this can and will weaken it at connection points. If you don't want to worry about that you'll have to lay down hundreds more for something similar. Overall, a good product, good price and nice addition to your home.

This is real wood veneer, not plastic wrapping that looks like wood that you find on similarly-priced items. Very solid, heavy, and looks like a quality piece of furniture. Only issue is the drawers are not the most heavy duty. Other than that very happy with it.

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We ordered this as a replacement for an open glass-shelf TV stand as a way to get cords managed and hidden from little fingers (and not to have sharp glass shelves either.) We also needed a stand that would accommodate a DVD player with a large footprint and it fits just perfectly into the open shelf (it is about 18" square); our cable box and a center speaker fit into the other shelf. Our TV is 42" and there is room enough on either side for side speakers and the wii is tucked behind one. We have put a lot of the speaker wires and other cables/wires into the drawers (which we are planning on putting child locks on) and it is so nice to have them tucked away! Overall I am quite pleased with it. I think it looks better in person than in the picture. A review on another website mentioned it not being sturdy and the reviewer had reinforced it with wood glue; we did not find that we needed to do this. It is plenty sturdy for us and the directions for assembly were easy to follow. We were also happy with the price, as it seems silly to spend a lot of money on technology housing when the technology changes so often (e.g. giant TV armoires of the 90s.) Is it the most solid, high quality stand you could buy? No. But, if you need a TV stand that is deep enough for an older (5 years old haha!) flat screen TV with a trapezoidal footprint and/or to house larger accessories and hide wires AND looks nice at a good price, this is your stand.

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Purchased this for my new 50" TV. Easy to out together, took about an hour, and looks really great. Does NOT look like a piece of furniture that cost less than $200. and had to be assembled! Fits in well with my mid-century modern furniture. Very happy I didn't go with something premade from a furniture store for 3 times the cost.

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for the price, you can't beat this piece. The piece is solid and looks very nice, the only complaint I have is that it is pretty low to the ground and wish it was a bit taller. Other than that, it is a great buy.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

OmniMount Tria 2 Shelf Wall System, Black

OmniMount Tria 2 Shelf Wall System, Black
  • Hanging shelf system looks great with wall-mounted televisions
  • Two adjustable 6mm tempered glass shelves
  • Integrated cable management hides wires
  • Paintable and trimable cover
  • Compatible with Tria 1 hanging shelf system
  • Color: Black with black glass and Platinum with clear glass
  • Mounting: Single-stud
  • Two fully adjustable shelves at 1" increments
  • Two tempered glass shelves support up to 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) each

I was really hoping that I could work with the covers to hide the cables. I'd read the reviews that said the covers were a challenge, but I really thought I'd be able to work with them.

I was so wrong.

First, there truly is just not enough room behind the covers. Due to the design, I simply couldn't run the cables I need and I only have a TiVo and a DVD/receiver! (I ended up putting my Wii on it, also, but at that point there were so many cables hanging out it really didn't make a difference.)

In addition to that, the plastic from which the covers were made was far too hard for this application. The covers can't be bent enough to allow you to easily push and pull cables as you need to. A softer plastic would have been more appropriate.

And, as others have mentioned, getting the covers on and keeping them on is a serious challenge. I literally had bruises on my hands and arms where I was pulling, shoving, and pounding. I ended up using a towel to insulate the covers from the impact of the hammer I had to use to get them in place.

Other than the cable covers, though, the unit is solid and well designed. The fact that you can place the shelves at any level you like is very shiny. It really is a pretty set of shelves.

Not so pretty with all the cables hanging out, though. Since that's the reason I bought them, I can't give it more than 2 stars.

I'm now looking for something large to set next to the shelves so no one can see all the cables hanging everywhere. :( More money spent I should have just bought more expensive shelves.

*sigh* And the marketing pics made it look so nice...

Oh, and one suggestion: measure your components. These shelves are actually ~17" wide and you have about 13-14" of depth, at most. I made the mistake of trusting the dimensions listed on the description. (I think that's the packaging's size.) My DVD/receiver unit is constantly sliding off because the feet hang over the front. I'm going to have to find some rubber pads to put under it to hold it in place.

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I needed something to get my electronics out of the reach of my toddler. This unit mounted easily to the wall next to my TV. Mounts right to a stud so holds very securely. Shelves have a gloss side and a matte side and everything seems to be designed and constructed very well. As others have said, wire covers are a bit tricky. Enough room for my wires but hard to get them tucked in and then snap the covers on.

My only compaint is that two products that OmniMount sells that are designed to be used together...don't match! Since the wires don't magically go away after you tuck them in, some hang out the bottom, I needed something too hide those wires too. Specifically the HDMI cable that goes to my TV and ALL of the power cords. OmniMount has a separate "Wall Cable Management Kit Model CMK" that matches the wire cover pieces of this shelf system except for one little thing...it's a different color!! The TRIA is mostly charcoal grey with a bit of silver sparkle. The CMK only comes in white with a rough texture designed to be paintable. I even went to Sherwin-Williams to see if they could match it but no luck. I ended up painting the bottom section of the TRIA's cable covers and all of the CMK pieces black and it all looks good. The CMK has a 90ยบ elbow and three straight sections. This allowed me to turn at the bottom of the TRIA and run the rest of the wires out of sight behind my TV.

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Installation was fairly easy. However, installation instructions were not very clear. Had to figure out a couple steps, as the example images were either not clearly demonstrated or missing.

The unit looks nice. You have a choice of where to mount the shelves on the unit, which is nice. The configuration that I decided on was good for my setup, but you can clearly see the seperation of the cable management covers. Looks a bit on the cheap side because of this.

The functionality and easy of use of the cable management system is poor. This was clearly lacking in good design. I suggest that you tightly tie two channels of wire before attempting to place the covers. I did not do this during the initial installation. Then, I had to run an additional wire a couple weeks later. Taking the covers off was a careful operation, and more difficult than expected. And, the process ended up stripping a power cord from removing a cover. Not happy about that. That's when I devised a better plan to tightly tie two channels before re-attaching the covers the second time around.

UPDATE: 1/3/2009

I've had this unit for quite a while, but am using it in my office now. It looks great in the office. It now holds my phone and headset, network switch and internet router, and a couple other miscelaneous items. Since cable management was my biggest complaint with this item, I'm changing from 3 stars to 4 stars, because everything else is very functional and looks great.

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As everyone else rated this item; the instructional manual needs work, but the mount is definitely stylish in appearance.

It should be only mounted on the wall studs or concrete walls (which was my challenge to mount it on exterior wall of a Florida home).

I didn't have any problems with running the cables in the channel provided; just be patient/careful not to nick your thicker expensive cables when you slid them in.

The biggest problem with this product is that it can only be used with light equipments as illustrated in the catalog (light speaker, small VCR, Cable box). With anything above 10-15 lbs the shelves start sagging as it happened with my Receiver surround amplifier of 20 lbs.

The second problem is with the insufficient depth of the shelves; they are shallow and cannot accommodate for the wiring on the back of many equipments. My Dish Network satellite receiver and the amplifier are sticking out so far over the glass shelves that they seem they're going to fall off any minute.

Bottom line; Buy it only if you want to set it up just the way the catalogs has shown (shallow, light-weight equipments)

Product is very nice... They are very strong... Looks as if the tv is connected too my shelf system. You can connect more than 2 shelves...

I recommend this product also order an extra wire cover...You wont regret it...