Saturday, August 9, 2014
Welland 18 Inch x 3.25 Inch x 5.25 Inch Corona Crown Molding Wall Shelf Unfinished
Monday, July 14, 2014
Montego 4 shelf Bookcase
This bookcase was made in Thailand, and the quality is just atrocious. The pre-drilled holes rarely lined up, the finish was one of the worst I've seen (I will have to take it out to the garage, sand it down good and paint it), but to make matters even worse, one of the side pieces was cracked and glued back together...I found that out while trying to get the wooden plugs in to cover the screws.
So for $79, I got a bookcase that is going to need all kinds of work and is going to look awful until I can get to it. Frankly, I'm not sure if it's even worth the effort. Honestly, a similar bookcase that I bought for $50 bucks from Big Lots several years ago was a much better piece.
Considering what I got from Home Decorators, I won't be shopping there again.
(I see now why this product is rated so highly on the Home Decorator's website. I left a very negative review for it in early February, and it was never posted. After the company contacted me by phone, they offered a substantial credit for this item. I appreciated that, however, I ended up contacting them AGAIN a few weeks later because the credit was never made. Nearly 8 weeks after my initial complaint, the credit was finally made.)I wanted an open back bookcase for a laptop ( hooked to external monitor and keyboard on desk) a fax maxhine and a scanner. A few decorative items added of course. This is perfect for my needs.
I assumed the fit and finish would be similar to the Winsome Wood (all wood ) products. It is there are a couple of rough spots where additional planing is needed. Not a big deal to me and much preferred over the pressboard, laminate, cardboard products with perfect finishes. Just my preference. If i had paid twice the price I would have expected a near-perfect finish.
Assembly was very easy. The side panels are pre-assembled. The holes are adequately and properly drilled. I've read many reviews complaining of misaligned holes on numerous products. The secret if you are attaching a shelf with 2 holes on one side, start both screws and alternate turning the screws until they're in. If you screw one in all the way the other hole may be misaligned as the holes allow enough leeway to move the shelf from side-to-side a millimeter or two.
The espresso finish looks nice but that's just a personal preference.
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I bought 2 of these bookcases. The first was rather hard to assemble, but the 2nd one went faster because of experience. Paint quality varied on different pieces. Happily, they look great, and seem quite sturdy.I ordered one of these bookshelves to "try it out". I had been looking at a very similar bookshelf in the Ballard Designs" catalogue, and then the exact same one in the "Home Decorators" catalogue. This one was not only a LOT cheaper, but I got free shipping, which saved me $30 over Home Decorators catalogue. It went together with no worry, the wood was not scratched or marred in any way because they packed it really well. I ended up ordering another tall, and two short bookcases of the same type, and I feel like I got a real bargain. The 4 of them are tucked into a little weird nook that I had in the TV room, and they are holding many books and knick-knacks that were sitting in boxes because I had no space for them. These are sturdy enough for my purposes, and they look lovely against a cream painted wall with dark wood floors. I almost never write reviews on the products I buy from Amazon, but I wanted to let other people know that, for the cheap price, these bookcases are anything but cheap. They are greatWednesday, June 18, 2014
Five Tier Vertical Bamboo Shelf in Natural
With only a vanity cabinet and a small window ledge this was perfect for my need of extra storage space in the bathroom.
There was a problem with one corner of one shelf while putting it together. Either it was already cracked or, in my opinion, the screw hole was badly drilled not very deep. I wasn't using unusual force or anything. In fact, very little as I was rotating around the whole shelf putting in all the screws just a little bit at time.
Anyways, this screw didn't go in very far before it started splitting the corner of the shelf. The other 19 no problem. I haven't checked with them yet. I certainly don't want to send the whole thing back. It's actually fine without that screw, and if it comes down to it, I'll just get some wood filler. But hopefully I can talk them into send me just one shelf preferrably with all 4 holes drilled to depth.
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Because of the price I was skeptical about putting this product next to the $800 bamboo vanity in my new bathroom remodel, but it looks great. It is solid, accomodates the colored storage boxes for supplies on three shelves,rolled towels on one, and a candle on top. Also, it fits my space well and I saved $400 on the one that matched the vanity.Read Best Reviews of Five Tier Vertical Bamboo Shelf in Natural Here
This stand was delivered within a week and assembled easily. The natural wood look blends in anywhere. I added felt pads on the bottom legs to protect the laminate floor.Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Lynk Professional 430021 Roll-Out Lid/Tray Organizer 7-by-21-by-9-Inches, Chrome
Pros:
This unit was very easy to install and I am not the "do it yourself" type. Comes with clear and simple instructions. Instructions include words and visuals. All you need is a Philips screwdriver and a drill with a Phillips screwdriver bit. First you attach the pot lid holder loops to the top/sliding base. These are simple finger nuts that you tighten with the provided tool. Next you use the easy placement guide to find the correcting mounting placement for your base. This is a cardboard piece that folds over the lip of your shelf and assures that once mounted and put together, your cabinet drawers will close. You then use your drill with a Phillips screwdriver bit and attach it to the bottom of your shelf using the four provided wood screws. Finally you attach the top sliding part with 4 screw and a hand Phillips screwdriver. It is recommended that you don't use your power screwdriver or drill for this step. Don't worry. This is easy to do with a hand screwdriver. My 8 year old even helped. That's it. You are done! Took me about 30 minutes to install and that included emptying out the cabinet first.
Nice, heavy duty ball baring slides. Movement is smooth and easy, even with it fully loaded with my cast iron pot lids.
Whole thing is well made and heavy duty. Nice looking chrome. Put together it is solid and sturdy. Very glad I purchased this instead of a cheaper wire one. This will not bend or brake with my heavy cast iron pot lids.
Curved handle at the front of the rack makes it easy to pull out and push back into your cabinet.
Cons:
Yes, it does not extend fully like other models. It extends out about 3/4 of the way. Still works for my us, but this might be a deal breaker to some.
If you have a repositionable/removable shelf and you want to mount this unit to it, you will need to buy an L bracket or two and attach the shelf to the back wall/cabinet. Again an easy fix, but if you don't do this little extra step, when you pull out the organizer the weight shifts on your shelf and the back of the shelf comes up, tilting the whole shelf forward.
This unit claims it hold up to 18 lids. I guess it is possible if they are smaller lids, fully loaded mine is able to hold 3 large lids, 4 medium lids, and 2 small lids, for a total of 9 lids. All of my lids have handles including about half having loop handles as opposed to knob handles.
Claims you should have 2 inches of clearance on each side of the tray when the rack is placed on the top. Because my lids have loop handle, I have several larger lids, and because of the inside mounting hardware of my cabinet doors, I found it was best to place it about 4 inches from the inside wall. The correct placement of your organizer will depend what you are going to store on it and the mounting hardware of your cabinet doors.I always dreaded digging around for the right size pan/pot lid. Even with an inexpensive wire organizer, I hated trying to pull out my lid without upsetting the other lids. We recently added several good-quality pull out organizers (Lynx and Rev-a-Shelf) that have changed a semi-functional kitchen into a space and patience saver. This lid organizer glide rights out, and holds six big glass Calphalon lids without trouble. Although the Lynx organizers are more expensive, there is a substantial quality difference between them and the cheaper stuff. You'll recognize the difference the first time you use it.
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Lynk Professional is one of the few products worthy of the description. It looks and feels like a piece of furniture; no wobbling, no sticking. I'm only somewhat handy, but this was easy to install with the clear, foolproof instructions (visuals and words), individually packaged pieces and tools, and included guide for placement. The only additional tool I needed was a cordless drill for the starter holes.Important Note: You'll need 2" of clearance on both sides of the drawer. I have the space but didn't notice if it was in the description here.
These folks have done DIY right. I won't buy any other brand for this type of need. I purchased this and the under-sink drawer, which is equally terrific.I used to keep all my lids on the kitchen counter...this roll-out organizer allowed me to store them out of sight and keep my kitchen neat. I have a fairly small kitchen so making the most out of every inch and good organization are key to keep it functional and looking good.
This is a very sturdy product, super easy to install and I absolutely love it!
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I wanted to organize my kitchen cabinets. Make my life easier.Installation was a breeze.
One weld away from perfection. I loaded all my pot lids; three in all. Tried to push lid organizer back into the cabinet and it would not budge. Being the patient character that I am I tried again. No way. After checking to see what was the matter I saw that one of the welds on the cross pieces had not held and was jamming the mechanism.
I got free shipping on this item (whatever that means) so I wasn't going to send it back so I fixed it myself. As long as no more welds break I will love this product for years to come.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
22" Wal Corner Shelf
- Creative Connectors #6000172 22" Wal Corner Shelf
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Home Styles Premium Create-a-Cart
I would return it but I brought it across the border to Canada and there is so much packaging bits that I doubt I could make it fit back in the shipping box. lol I will use it and it will work, but, for the price $500 I would expect better quality. Next time I will go local. It took my husband several hours to assemble this kitchen cart. Some of the wood was warped, some of the holes were mis-drilled, and way too many cam-locks, which are surely Satan's invention. Some pieces were so nicely painted, except for the one side that would be exposed to the eye. Some manufactured wood, not a lot.
It does look nice, no missing pieces, seems sound and sturdy, but my husband won't let me move it. So I run to the kitchen when he's asleep and roll it all around the kitchen. He hasn't found out, and it's still standing.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
John Louis Home Wire Basket, 24-Inch Wide by 12-Inch Depth
Assembled and installed fairly easily. I got two wire baskets, and installed one each way (hanging off the bottom of the tower and one installed inside the tower unit in place of a hard to reach lower shelf). Function is wonderful and I think the whole unit is really attractive when completed.
It took us about a day and a half to install all the components we purchased, but we also had to do a good bit of modification to make the units fit an "L" shaped closet and fit into corners. Baskets by themselves installed in under 30 minutes. Well worth the several thousand dollar savings we achieved by doing it ourselves instead of using the finish carpenter's bid!
You could probably use these with other closet systems by modifying or using other mounting hardware. We did pull out a hacksaw and chop a bit off of two mounting brackets to achieve a better fit in a tight space.These wire baskets are great if you purchase the canvas sack that goes along with them. They hold a ton of laundry and the glides work really well.
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I have a John Louis closet system and tower in my closet, but still used a hamper that took up a good amount of floor space in the middle of the closet. I bought two of the 24x12x20 baskets with the intention of installing one at the bottow of the tower and one at the bottom of the shelves I installed with the system. Installing to the tower was very quick, took maybe 10 minutes to drill and hang the brackets for the basket and it slid right in. The shelves that came with the closet system were about 1 inch too short to install the 2nd basket so I ended up putting the 2nd basket above the 1st. They work great and glide smoothly, I recommend the canvas bags as well.Read Best Reviews of John Louis Home Wire Basket, 24-Inch Wide by 12-Inch Depth Here
Friday, January 24, 2014
Furinno 10068 Just 2-Tier No Tool Shelf, White
Easy and speedy assembly,
Good value for this sturdy piece of furniture
Would purchase again
Piece may be inverted so only black is showingA small, easily assembled utility table. Does the job I purchased it for. I wouldn't use it as anything but utility use.
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This little guy fits exactly right with my small white microwave and I use the bottom shelf for my dog's food bowls. Surprisingly sturdy and well-made.Want Furinno 10068 Just 2-Tier No Tool Shelf, White Discount?
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Winsome Terrace 3 Tier 37 in. Wide Storage Shelf
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Whitmor 6780-3139-WHT White Resin 20 Pair Shoe Rack
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I got exactly what I purchased with this item. Easy to assemble and holds all of mine and my husband's shoes. Fit perfectly in my closet to help declutter it a bit.Read Best Reviews of Whitmor 6780-3139-WHT White Resin 20 Pair Shoe Rack Here
I have the smallest closet in the world and needed to maximize space in my closet. I'm a girl who loves shoes and needed a rack that could be easy to put together an hold 20 pairs of shoes. This rack did just that and is holding up well! I may order another!Want Whitmor 6780-3139-WHT White Resin 20 Pair Shoe Rack Discount?
Took me about two minutes to put this together, and I'm a perfectionist about assembling things. Rack is pretty sturdy. It's one of those things that you won't miss until you have had one. It makes my room look so much tidier than when I used to line my shoes up against my wall. Holds about four pairs of shoes on each shelf, five if you have small shoes or stack one pair on top of each other. With sneakers, I can't see someone getting five pairs in across a shelf.Thursday, September 26, 2013
Newport 60" Low Profile TV Stand
put the stand together. I would suggest you read through and look at the pictures and pull out the screws and check
over with the instructions including the pictures before putting this together. Back panels have to go in with the small
holes at the top of the stand. The beveled glass is a wonderful touch. If purchasing to put stereo equipment inside
please measure your equipment, with lines sticking out the back because we could not get ours to fit inside the side
doors on either side of the glass. But we're keeping the piece and very, very happy with the purchase. Cherry color
is right on target and it looks like an expensive piece of furniture. We shopped stores locally and they same item was
in the$600 to $700 range. And this looks and feels better than those.
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I'm 31 & a mother of 4 small children...this tv stand is perfect! Its sturdy & looks beautiful. I put together all by myself, which not my thing. It was kind of frustrating at first b/c the 1st step requires more than 2 hands.This TV Stand went together easily. The directions could have been a little more detailed but still made sense. The quality of the packaging was second to none. I never saw a a product that was shipped to me triple boxed with plenty of foam to protect the contents. The TV stand looks great. The doors do fit a little tight, but will see what the winter brings. And just one word of caution, when putting the doors on be sure to get them into the correct holes on the first try. I got one stuck in another hole on the underside of the door frame and took a special dentist type tool to get it back out. Overall a great purchase.Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Alexandria 60" Low Profile TV Stand
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This cabinet was packaged well, assembled easily, and looks beautiful in my family room. The instructions were understandable. I took my time and assembled it while listening to the television; it took me a couple of hours.Read Best Reviews of Alexandria 60" Low Profile TV Stand Here
This item was very well packed and all pieces were flawless. The instruction manual was easy to follow and written in large print. All the hardware was present. It is a very good looking piece and very functional. Be sure to measure all your equipment so that it fits into the cabinet. It is not very deep and some of the older pieces such as older DVD players may not fit. The assembly took about an hour and a half, not including the unpacking which takes at least 30 minutes due to the excellent packing job. The assembly went smoothly due to the well-written instruction manual. It will take another 15 minutes to hook up all your equipment, so you are looking at approximately a two hour job. It is well worth it when you see how nice this piece looks. It is really good looking and I would recommend this item to any one.Want Alexandria 60" Low Profile TV Stand Discount?
The unit arrived very well packagedin fact two boxesone huge one for the body of the TV stand and one small box for the ball feet... both well protected and no damage at all to the unit. The shipper arrived on the day I chose within the five hour window.I was excited about this piece of furniture because the manufacturer claims "Solid hardwood and veneer construction". In fact, it is largely composition wood and veneers. The doors are solid but that appears to be the extent of it. Quite typical of most every other piece of "asembly required" furniture, it seems.
The color of the wood stain is uniform throughout and, with a light furniture polishing, it has a wonderful rich tone. The table top appears to be cherry-stained oak or ash.
Assembly was straight-forward and rather effortless. The directions were simple and clearly illustrated. This reviewer assembled the unit solo in just under two hours. All parts alligned up well and fit together perfectly.
Because wood glue was not used, as hoped, (the glue-able joints weren't solid wood), I am hoping the cams hold securely. (Just will remember not to attempt to lift it by the top!)
As a piece of furniture, though, it is well designed and very attractive, and the photos reflect its true appearance. It fits perfectly in the area we intended for it, It is attractive, functional and, hopefully the materials will last for as long as if made of solid wood.
Had it been actually solid wood through out, it would have been wonderful, but at the price it is offered, it is a good deal.

