Once assembled, this unit looks very nice indeed. Note that it is a little difficult to assemble -and I've built a lot of furniture over the years -but once you've got it together, it's quite sturdy and looks great. Its appearance certainly belies the price. I am impressed, and very pleased with it.
Only draw back? A bit HARD to assemble at one critical junction. Everything went fine except for when TRYING to get the cheap thin dark stained ply-board backing on correctly. OK.. let me tell you there were some expletives, sweat and tears being thrown out that day. THAT was the only hard thing, but it was the one thing that tied it all together. So not like you could skip it. What went wrong? Well, the tracks/grooves for the 2 back pieces were not deep, and the pieces ALWAYS popped out JUST when you think you had it together, then had to UNDO everything I did, to get it BACK in the track. Then the vicious cycle would start all over again.
BUT.. once we got past that hurtle (I want to say we did a little improv with a drill and some mini screws) to help us along the way, it is a great piece of furniture.
Would I buy another... YES.
Now, for those folks who want a solid hardwood heirloom quality item, remember, this is what it is, and for under 200 bucks, it was a good deal. If you want something super solid and built to last for generations, go to a furniture store and pay $1000 $3000. I wanted something that LOOKED expensive but was affordable and served a big purpose. We use this every day and it looks great. Assembly could have been better, but guess I got my workout in on that fateful day ;-)This is a nice little shelf if you need a bit of extra storage space. First off, this is definitely a "discount" furniture item. It looks nice & isn't something you'll want to hide, but it is relatively cheaply made. Of course, for under $200 it is exactly what I was expecting, so just be aware of what quality you should expect before buying. If you want nice solid wood that will last, go to a furniture store & be prepared to spend $1000 or more. This is much more along the lines of a cheaper IKEA flat-pack item which will last if you don't abuse it, but is by no means a solid piece of furniture.
Assembly was a bit of a hassle (as others have noted), especially the back pieces. I attempted to do this as a 1-man job and was ultimately successful, but having a second person around to hold things stable while you screw all the pieces together is definitely recommended. Other than those back pieces, most of the parts went together easily & it hasn't shown any signs of instability.
The wicker baskets look nice, but I didn't find them very useful when used with the shelf. Using them cuts down on the total storage space available on the shelves (except for the large one shown on the bottom in the picture, which we still use), and they are kind of scratchy which could leave marks in the wood & scratch off the finish. They do, however, make excellent storage bins, so they now sit in a closet to hold things that were previously scattered on the floor.
Lastly, this has the benefit of being part of a cheap collection, so if you do like it & you want to match new furniture purchases to it, there are several other items that would complement it (most of them linked from the product page).This item was delivered the 1st time broken. It comes in 3 packages. It took me like 2 hours to put together. The shelves and the whole unit is really made of a thin ply board. I would never order from this collection again. The craftsmanship for the price is just not there. I would of rather spend more money for better quality. You just can't set something really heavy on the shelf, it probably would collapse. Was very difficult to put together. U have to use a key to put the screws in. It will serve its purpose for me but I would not recommend anyone buy this junk. I ordered this item for use in a bedroom. It was easy to put together, less than an hour with just myself putting it together. It looks very nice just as anticpated. I would purchase another in this furniture line. Delivery was earlier than expected. Price was better than what I could find in local stores.
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