Showing posts with label wood storage shelves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wood storage shelves. Show all posts

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Winsome Wood Stackable/Folding 3-Tier Shelf, Natural

Winsome Wood Stackable/Folding 3-Tier Shelf, NaturalPutting this shelf together was a tremendous hassle. You would think a folding shelf would come fairly assembled already. Instead, the folding construction makes it very difficult to assemble as directed. The included allen wrench stripped the wood screws very quickly. I had to buy a new set of similar screws and put the shelf together with a power drill. That was the only way to get the hardware tight enough to hold the shelf together safely and sturdily.

I received two of the same side pieces not two different(a single left and a single right) side pieces.

Very poor quality control. Six weeks later, I'm still waiting on the manufacturer to ship the correct piece.

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This seems as if it is a easily unfolding shelf unit, but it is

really a heavy, complex kit which requires assembly. Be

sure this is what you want, and that you are able to assemble it.

The description does not say that it requires assembly.

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After two hours of stripped screws, mangled shelves, and smashed fingers, I ended up using 3 bungee cords to hold a simple 3 shelf bookcase together. It holds books now, but I could have accomplished the same thing with some cement blocks and 1x6 planks. It is junk, and I'm assuming most of the other Winsome Wood products are of equally cheap construction. Save your money!

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I'm so disappointed that I had to put these together myself. I really wanted these bookcases, I ordered (4) of them because they're stackable and they look great. I already had a couple of them from years back that I ordered from Stacks and Stacks and have been very happy with them. Years ago, when I first purchased, they were pre-assembled when I bought them directly from the store.

I tried for almost 45 minutes to put (1) bookcase together and gave up in frustration when I realized they would not be able to be stacked together the way I expected (this required hinges and extra brackets to be secured to the wall; not like the first set of bookcases I purchased which stacked together with pegs and did not need to be secured to the wall).

I'm returning all (4) pieces and am back to square one for my bookcase needs. Such a simple design, I don't know why they don't come pre-assembled.

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Bell'O BWS101 Two-Shelf Component Wall System with Multiple Color Panels

Bell'O BWS101 Two-Shelf Component Wall System with Multiple Color Panels
  • Low Profile Wall Mounted Component Shelf System with CMS Cable Management System
  • Each Shelf will Hold up to 50lb's, and can be used with 1
  • Includes Multiple Decorative Panel Inserts that allow you to choose from 6 Different Color and Wood Finishes: Black Ash, Cherry
  • Shelves are Smoked Tempered Safety Glass and the BWS101 Comes Complete with all Mounting Hardware necessary.
  • For Additional Wall Mounting Solutions or TV Stand Options and Bell'O Accessories, www.bello.com See "What Fits My TV"
  • CMS Cable Management System hides wires and interconnect cables
  • Double- or single-stud mounting options with included hardware for wood studs
  • Elegant smoked tempered safety glass shelves
  • Flexible wall system provides a convenient way to elegantly suspend your audio/video components
  • Multiple decorative wood finish panels and a paintable panel included

I purchased the BWS-101 for my new HTPC based on the positive reviews I read and the fact that each shelf holds 50 lbs, since the HTPC is heavy (at least 30 lbs).

The instructions were clear and easy to decipher for a beginner like myself, within about an hour I had 1 of the shelves up and it looks fantastic and feels sturdy. The cable management space behind the wood panel is great, my setup looks better than I thought it would. Since the wood accent panel comes in several finishes to compliment and decor or preference I can see my self using this shelf for many years to come.

On a side note, I stripped some of the screws during installation (I didn't drill deep enough into the stud) and called Bell'O about replacement hardware and a very polite woman picked up on the first ring and without question said she would UPS some new hardware immediately free of charge. Quite impresssive to say the least.

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Given the lackof reviews on this item, I was hesitant to buy-so glad I did. Installation was not too difficult, hardest part was installing the bracket on the wall due to the stud positions of my wall. There is lots of room to hide cables, about 2 to 2 1/2 inches behind each panel, and it looks really sharp. I bought two, so I stacked all four shelves atop one another under my wall-mounted TV. The shelves are well designed so that they easily bear the weight of my Denon receiver.

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This is a solid product. You can choose to mount between two studs or on a single stud. I chose the single stud and put the shelf to the side of the TV (rather than the typical placement below) because I wanted the components out of reach of the kids. I put the subwoofer for my Sony HT-CT100 on the top shelf. That weighs about 30 lbs, but the shelf holds it no problem. On the other shelf I stacked the cable box and blu-ray player. There is room to hide a thin power strip behind the panels in the wire hiding area.

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I love my Bell'O wall shelf. It's a beautiful accent item. I was looking for something to hold my DVD player and cable box. I looked high and low for something like a TV stand. I didn't want a TV stand because my 42" TV is mounted on the wall. The unit almost looks like it's a part of the TV. It looks awesome under my TV. Great purchase!

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I'm really impressed with the quality of this shelf system. Every piece is extremely sturdy and machined perfectly. When I refer to machining I'm speaking of the quality of the screws and the taps. Everything fits together perfectly. The supplied hex wrenches and regular wrench work very well with the supplied hardware(screws, nuts and lag screws). You will need a ratchet or strong drill motor to drive the lag screws into the studs.

The glass shelves are thick, strong and nicely tinted a dark grey. I have no doubt they would support 50 lbs, I suspect they could hold a heavier load as long as it was sitting close to the mounting bracket.

Something that I didn't see mentioned here was that these selves do not have to be set up in a stacked configuration. They can also be set up individually or side by side. Installation is easy if you have a good knowledge of stud finding (make sure you put these into wood studs, cinder block or cement). Another point to make is that the mounting brackets are heavy (which is a good thing). You may need help holding them in place while mounting. In all it took about a half hour to install the brackets once I had the holes for the lag screws layed out. I highly recommend these shelves.

As for the "but" in the title of my review. Three complaints, all small. The first one is that the instructions are in several languages and following them is a little tedious. I missed a detail about mounting a support bracket when I installed the first shelf. Not a big deal, it took me about 5 minutes to fix it, but it was still frustrating reading the directions. Second complaint is the packaging. Everything is very well protected, but the Styrofoam that is used in the packaging is REALLY messy. I don't know where they found this stuff but it breaks up into tiny little pieces when you touch it. I'd strongly recommend unpacking it outside. Which brings me to my last complaint. It would be really easy to lose some pieces while unpacking if you aren't really careful. They used ever square millimeter of space available. Completely open the box and make sure none of the components are stuck to the box (that's what happened to me) There's a parts list included, double check that you have everything before you throw anything away. I hope my complaints don't discourage anyone from purchasing the Bell'O shelf system. I will go out of my way to purchase more of their products.

Friday, September 26, 2014

P'kolino Furniture Kube Drawer - White

P'kolino Furniture Kube Drawer - WhiteStrangely, this item is in the "toy" category. While this item seems to be a great design on paper, it leaves much to be desired in person. The rollers on the drawer are absolutely terrible and don't roll well on carpet or hard wood floor. If they were on hard wood, which ours is not, it would be surely scratching the floor. The drawer does not open with ease...very awkward way of opening actually. The materials are IKEA grade, the connector disc is a very weak connector, leaving the tower of cubes very unstable and potentially dangerous. Our item was missing a couple of hardware pieces and half of the holes that were already supposed to be there, were not there and we had to drill them in ourselves. Now that I have purchased a few for my nursery, I am sort of stuck with them. I had high hopes for these, but now I wish I had purchased a more expensive shelf such the Spot on Square Hiya Bookshelf, which is pricier, but way sturdier and much better quality.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Montego 4 shelf Bookcase

Montego 4 shelf Bookcase, HIGH, WALNUTI bought this piece directly from Home Decorators website a couple of weeks ago. It was delivered on time and well packaged, but there the positives ended.

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.

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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 great

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

InterMETRO M3-143025C 3-Shelf Per Pack, 14-Inch by 30-Inch by 25-Inch

InterMETRO M3-143025C 3-Shelf Per Pack, 14-Inch by 30-Inch by 25-InchI bought this for my wife's classroom as a replacement for an old wooden bookcase. This little chrome-plated wire shelf was exactly what she needed. It assembled easily with just a few tools; it has smooth-rolling casters; and it holds lots of heavy text books. All in all, this is a useful shelf at a very fair price.

I had been looking at similar InterMetro shelves at the local Container Store, but they didn't have the size and configuration that I wanted, and the price seemed a bit steep. So I returned to my trusty Amazon to search and found these that suited me to a T. In fact, I ordered two using one as a rolling cart in my kitchen, just by adding the sturdy casters that are in the package.

Assembly with these is a breeze, once you look carefully at the connectors to see which end goes up, and it took about 20 minutes to assemble 2 sets of shelves, and add one set of casters. Having these delivered to my door was another bonus (Thanks Amazon Prime for Free Shipping), since I didn't have to wrestle them out of a store into my car, out of my car, up the stairs to my apartment...

When I need more shelves, I know that I can find various sizes of Intermetro here on the site. Sturdy, easy to assemble, great price and highly recommended.

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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Walker Edison 44-Inch Wood TV Stand Console, Traditional Brown

Walker Edison 44-Inch Wood TV Stand Console, Traditional BrownThe console arrived promptly and, although the box showed some signs of rough handling in transit, it was so well packaged that nothing was damaged. It is made of particle board with a good quality veneer and looks as pictured. Directions are clear, and all necessary parts were included. It is a nice-looking piece at a fair price. I recommended it.

I love this t.v. stand. I can't believe the quality for the money. It looks great, and is sturdy enough to support my big screen t.v. and accessories.

The assembly did take a bit of time to finish (about 3 hours, but I was working by myself, and it suggests working with another person). I think the time to assemble was reasonable considering the sturdiness of the final product; and, even though it took a while, the instructions were still incredibly well written and easy to understand. And the only tool required was a phillips-head screwdriver.

I was also impressed with how carefully it had been packaged for shipping and the quick delivery time. I definately recommend this product!

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Brought this tv stand for our flat screen tv and love it! It took about 1 hour to put together and the directions were easy to follow! The quality is very good and it looks great!

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This is a very impressive unit for its price. Although it is engineered wood (fiberboard) it's very high quality at that, with laminate coating that's very convincing. Do not think it's going to look cheap like some kind of laminate shelving you put in your closet not even close. The boards are heavy and designed to support a hefty amount of weight on them without warping.

Best of all, though, was the fit and finish and how easy it was to put it together. The instructions are easy to follow and the panels fit perfectly together. The big test were with the swinging doors and if they scraped or had huge gaps perfectly passed the test with no scrapes and the gaps are nonexistent; doors closed perfectly like a French cabinetmaker would've constructed !

Packaging this thing came in some of the heaviest duty packaging I've ever seen. The packaging itself easily weighed over 10 lbs.

From start of unpack to disposal of the packaging took me 90 minutes to complete by myself. It's not hard but do plan to have floor space for staging purposes. The boards need to lay out and have room to work with.

Overall, I'm very pleased with this unit. True, it does not use real hardwood but a real hardwood unit of this calibre would easily cost at least 5-7x as much if not more. Combine that with free shipping on Amazon, and you get a phenomenal value remember, this entire package is very heavy and would be quite a challenge to bring from store to home why go through that pain when the UPS guy can bring it to your door.

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I am very happy and pleased with this TV console. It came on time and was packed so well that nothing was damaged when it was delivered.(this console is heavy) My brother put it together for me and it took him a little over an hour. Looks great and fits very well in my bedroom along with the new 40 in. LED TV. Two thumbs up for this console.

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Extra Tall Double Wide Media Storage Tower in Black Finish

Extra Tall Double Wide Media Storage Tower in Black FinishThis is self-assemble furniture at its worst. The shelves are incredibly flimsy and do not withstand the weight of CDs. The shelves sagged immediately upon loading. The shelves are also so unstable that I can nearly topple the entire contents with one finger. The decorative front slats are attached with three dowels and school glue, too, which means I expect them to pop off at any moment. I own other pieces of cheap furniture, from IKEA etc, and this is far less stable. I don't imagine being able to move this to another room in my house without it falling apart much less to my next home or apartment. At $250, save your money.

This CD storage rack will hold one's HUGE CD/DVD collection, and in most cases, with room to spare. Though pricey, the unit is likely more than sufficient to allow storage of most everything in your collection, and avoid you having to spend about the same amount of money for extra smaller storage racks as your collection grows. The assembly instructions are on the sparse side, so some previous experience in putting together such units will be helpful.

When I assembled my unit, I deviated a bit at a couple of places in the instructions to assure that the unit would be sturdily put together and stable, once fully loaded with CDs. Here is what I did:

1) When I glued the three front molding strips onto the front of the unit, the instructions advise you to use only small drops of the "school glue" provided, on the wood dowel pegs. That raised a red flag for me and told me that use of that particular glue would be inadequate, too sparse, and not provide a strong bond with the three vertical shelf support units, thus most probably causing the unit to eventually come apart under load stress. Instead, if you have access to a set of furniture/cabinet glue clamps, use those, plus a good strong bonding glue, such as "Gorilla" glue to bond and clamp the three molding strips to the three vertical shelf support units, following the instructions for the glue you use. Apply glue not only on the wood dowel pegs; apply glue also on the front face of the vertical shelf supports as well. Thus, you can be assured of a sturdy bond and improbability of the unit coming apart.

2) The rack comes with what the manufacturer calls an "Anti-toppling" device, intended for installation on the unit if the user lives in an earthquake zone. This consists of two woven nylon ribbon straps and screw hardware to fasten to the unit and against the wall where the unit will be located. I strongly advise installation of this particular hardware, even if you don't live in an earthquake zone it will assure that the unit will not topple in any other situations, especially where small children are involved. If you install this hardware, make sure that it is installed on the unit EXACTLY where 2 x 4 wall studs behind a sheet rock wall are located. In my case, instead of using the hardware provided, I drilled small holes at appropriate locations on the back of the top at the exact locations where the unit would be positioned at 2 x 4 wall studs and used medium-sized screw eyelets at those positions on the unit as well as on the wall. I then installed a couple of heavy-duty nylon securing straps (both the eyelets and nylon straps can be had at a hardware store) through the installed wall/rack eyelets to hold the unit safely in place.

For the practicality of the unit, I would give it five stars, but in the case of the assembly of the unit where I deviated in the locations I describe, I reduce it to four stars.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Sauder Edge Water Library with Doors

Sauder Edge Water Library with Doors, Estate BlackI have to say that I am not impressed with this bookcase. I do not think its worth the money and after putting books on it I am concerned it will not hold the weight and it is already starting to slant to the left. Not worth the money and I think it looks cheap too. I did buy the desk with it and I love the desk just not the bookcase.

Bookcase matches the sauder Edge water desk perfectly. Went together in a snap. Looks nice, but made out of particle board and held together with twistlocks.

If your looking for a heavy duty desk and bookcase for years of service, pass up on this one.

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If you're looking for an inexpensive but solid-looking piece of furniture, this is it. I didn't have any problems with the hardware or the quality of the piece-the back is the wood-grain cardboardy material that all Sauder bookcases have, but it's not cheap looking once it's on. The doors hang well and open and close just fine, and the "estate black" color (a very very dark brown) looks good. I could wish that the bookshelf-hanging holes were a bit less obvious, and that the shelves had some other ledge or niche to keep them from sliding forward in case the shelf tips, but it's a very nice piece for the price.

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Great buy, looks like you spend alot more. Also bought the matching desk, and it makes a great office room

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I was shocked at the poor quality of this product. The side panels had crushed corners. I asked for a replacement and that arrived CRACKED IN HALF. I decided to put the bookcase together with the crushed corners as it was the holidays and I could not continue to store all the pieces unassembled. One of the shelves was also damaged, scratches and chips everywhere. My floor looked like it was covered with sawdust from all the pressed board falling from the corners and the shelves. Two of their prioritary fasteners cracked and where unuseable. Poorly written instructions. Not at all sturdy. This is a whole bunch of junk!!!

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Rev-A-Shelf 5WB2-2122-CR 21" Double Pull-Out Chrome Wire Basket (22" Slides) - Wire-Chrome

Rev-A-Shelf 5WB2-2122-CR 21' Double Pull-Out Chrome Wire Basket - Wire-ChromeI am very satisfied with this product. Very well built with sturdy thick wire frame and the brackets. I would highly recommend it to anyone with standard cabinet sizes.

We love it.

The shelf I ordered was just as advertised, extremely heavy duty.

It was easy to install and fit perfectly.

We loaded it with heavy pots and pans-it slides in and out easily-well made product. I will get more of these when we re-do our kitchen cabinets.

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The pull out shelves are very well built and sturdy. They fit beautifully in the pantry and make it so easy to find things now. I would (and have) recommended this to my Mom!

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I got two sets of the double wire drawer slides today. Problem # 1: threads in u-shaped brackets that support both drawers were bad in one set (I own a machine shop, and had to re-thread "metric threads" to make usable). problem # 2: half of the provided mounting screws,for mounting the slides, had bad screw-driver drive slots... usable, but very poor quality. problem # 3: all of the u-shaped brackets were under bent, meaning they were not at 90 degrees, they were also a little too wide, so the bottom drawer slides did not fit properly, making it very hard to assemble after mounting the u-shaped bracket assembly into the cabinet. Now the bottom drawers are binding when they slide in, and out. I think this will make for an early failure in a couple years or so. I would have sent the whole works back; but in our case, they will get limited use,under a new window seat, and my wife didn't want to wait for replacements. Don't get me wrong, these are realy great add-on drawers for inside cabinets....we have 3 other sets of the same brand , and love them!!!!! -Dave, Gaston,Oregon

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I've installed 3 of the Rev-A-Shelf double pull-out chrome wire baskets in my kitchen. They are very good quality, and easy to install if you have even a modest knack for such things... requires only a screwdriver (or better, a cordless driver). Watch the dimensions carefully.

Installation instructions are adequate.

Note: these are about convenience, and not about storage efficiency... i.e. you will not be able to store as MUCH stuff in your cabinets, given that the heavy wire baskets take up space all unto themselves, but what you can store is much more convenient to access.

L_o_w_e_s also sells these items, and tend to have them in all sizes if you want to measure them in-store... and/or acquire them locally.

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Emerson Space Saver

Emerson Space SaverThis product looks great and fit in well with the little space I had to put it in. It was hard to line up some of the screws, making it annoying to put together. It would be better if the shelves were closed/flat instead of barred because smaller items fall through or just don't sit right (the way that a 20 oz. soda bottle sits in a refrigerator), but I knew the shelves were made that way, so I can't fault it for that. Other than that, this item was perfect. A little trip to a major hardware supply store can remedy the shelf situation without breaking the bank.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Tennsco AS36LSD Add-A-Stack Shelving System 2-Shelf Filing Tier, 36w x 13-3/16d x 10h, Sand

Tennsco AS36LSD Add-A-Stack Shelving System 2-Shelf Filing Tier, 36w x 13-3/16d x 10h, SandThe product was a bit hard to assemble not all holes were perfectly drilled to get easily alligned. But overall, the price was good and the product is good.

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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Sefour RS300 500 LP Vinyl Storage Unit Tobacco Walnut

Sefour RS300 500 LP Vinyl Storage Unit Tobacco Walnut
  • Shelves hold up to 500 records Curved profiling for easy access to records Can be used to complement X30 DJ Console (SKU# 501012)

The description notes a 500 album capacity. They must have removed all the jackets to squeeze 500 albums in that space. While it appears to be sturdy, the outside finish is one of the most unappealing of any product I have ever purchased. Oh, I was able to fit 416 records in that rack.

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I would not purchase this product from this company again. From a distance, it looks nice, but there are a lot of ugly small defects that are noticeable within a few feet. There was a bump on the front edge of a panel, and there were multiple places where the veneer had been patched with a sloppy, un-matching piece.

Without these defects, the piece has a nice shape and is sturdy, and I would have given it four stars. But I don't care to pay >$150 for a piece of furniture with patches of veneer stuck all over the sides. That's the kind of thing I'd expect to see from a used piece in a yard sale, not a new piece directly from the company.

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the storage unit arrived in good condition from the seller, musician's friend. all of the pieces were included. the instructions are a little vague but if you have any common sense you should be able to put it together in about 20 minutes. it is sturdy and solid. the only thing i don't like about it is that your record collection will be sitting on two bars that go across and serve as shelves. i ended up taking a piece lumber that was 1/2 inch thick and 14 inches wide and cutting it to place on top of the bars to serve as shelves. if you don't own a circular saw you can by from a major hardware store (i.e. home depot or lowes) and they'll cut the wood for you.

i would rate this five stars if it had solid shelves instead of two metal bars.

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This thing is ugly but it's what I expected from the product photo (I bought the walnut/brown model). However, the veneer is poorly applied and shows all kinds of defects (bubbling and peeling). It also holds fewer than 500 albums maybe more like 475.

The assembly is easy but would have been a lot easier if the instructions were written with slightly more care. A few more words of text and a couple of marks on the diagram would have made a LOT of difference.

I'm giving it 3 stars because it's hard to find LP storage products and this is very good, functionally speaking. But don't buy this if you care how it looks because returning it would be a nightmare due to its weight.

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Pros:

Decent Price

Capacity of each unit is about 450

Larger base than top is great for stability

Small footprint

Cons:

LOUSY instructions

Despite being double boxed, one of our side panels came with a big crack that went almost all the way through the thickness of the panel. It didn't look like it was going to affect the stability of the unit, so my husband opted not to return it.

The plastic covering the pins is very easy to rip off so you must be delicate with construction

The finish looks like cheap veneer. It's too bad more people don't collect vinyl or I suspect there would be much better options for the price. I don't think it would be that much more expensive to offer a cabinet just like this made out of wood rather than plastic and particle board.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Stainless Steel Finish Mini Adjustable Glass Shelf Brackets - Pair

Stainless Steel Finish Mini Adjustable Glass Shelf Brackets - PairLook great, easy to install. Must bolt to studs, one bracket per stud. Must use tempered glass. Heavy duty built, can handle good size shelf if it is thick enough.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Honey-Can-Do Kids Toy Organizer and Storage Bins

Honey-Can-Do SRT-01603 Kids Toy Organizer and Storage Bins, White/PastelI was a little skeptical about purshasing this item (or other similar ones) because some reviews reported cracked bins and that amazon could not replace just a bin. I found Honey Can Dos phone #(708-240-8100) and called. They will actually replace individual bins for free if it is due to a manufacturer's defect. Otherwise, you can still purchase them individually for 4.99 and 5.99 (little/big; price as of 2/2011).

Product arrived quickly. Lightning-quick, a nice bonus.

It came in a massive outer box but was well-packaged. After taking everything out of the package, with my husband helping, we had it up in about 20 minutes. A couple of things I noticed, which are neither pros nor cons, just observations:

* the bins don't sit perfectly at an angle. This isn't a problem though I think it would be better if the product's depth were slightly larger as this would allow the bins to seat a bit nicer.

* the rods across the shelf are metal. Not sure why I thought these would be wooden dowels, but upon thinking about it, it's much nicer to have metal because wood has a tendency to warp.

All in all, it's quite a nice little organizer. The colors of the bins are attractive. And although our house isn't completely free of "toy explosions" -this handy little unit makes it a whole lot easier for the toy bomber to clean up her messes.

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Okay, I would have chosen different colors for the bins but it's otherwise perfect.

I spent way too much time trying to choose just the right storage for the kids' newly decorated playroom (was supposed to be my kitchen expansion but, oh well). I looked at bigger storage bins but they were too big. I looked at shelves but the bins were more practical because we can scatter the bins around the room for both play and easy pick up and a lot of the toys (cars, balls, plastic animals) are small and need to be kept together. I looked at all plastic but it was bulkier than this wood/plastic combination.

I saw complaints that:

this organizer came damaged mine did not.

that it was low quality higher quality costs more and would be too heavy.

assembly was difficult took me 10 minutes.

bins were too small exactly the right size for my needs. Get a toy box for stuffed animals and shelves for your books.

bins won't sit flat I don't want them to sit flat.

can't secure it to the wall possibly an issue with a child just learning to walk. But we used to tie our Christmas trees to the windows for the same reason so you can probably come up with a temporary fix for a year or so.

Highly recommend.

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We got this about 2 months ago. It has been great organizing all my daughters toys. She can easily grab anything out of them without having to pull out a bin. It is pretty sturdy and I am very pleased with this purchase. I definetly recommend this product!

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It looks decent for the price, it's easy to assemble, and seems fairly sturdy. The biggest issue is that the bins stick out the back about an inch and a half. Because of this you can't secure it to the wall to keep it from tipping over if pulled on. It seems fairly stable and my son is 3 so I don't think this will be an issue, but I don't think I'd trust it with younger kids. One other minor issue is that you can't put two large bins on the same rack. Only one large and two small bins will fit.

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