Overall, I am pleased with this purchase. We needed a little bit more cabinet space in our kitchen but dont have a whole lot of room, so this small cart was perfect for our space. The pieces are made out of real wood, not pressed board, and the shelf seems sturdy and safe. The bottom of the drawer felt a little flimsy, but the drawer is so shallow theres not much room for heavy stuff in there anyway. The interior cabinet is nice and large, and the adjustable shelf allows a degree of customizability.
Assembly was relatively easy but a bit time/consuming; it took my husband and me about an hour and a half to assemble (its not crucial to have two people; either of us could definitely have handled it on our own). The assembly instructions actually included words, which are much easier to understand than tiny pictures (though there are pictures as well of course). There are a lot of parts, but they were well/packed and none of them were damaged.
The wood screws used to attach the casters and to assemble the drawer were not great quality; they felt like they were about to get stripped as we tried to screw them in. This was by far the hardest part of assembling the cart, trying not to strip the screws when attaching the casters and assembling the drawer.
My other complaint is that when completely assembled, the cabinet doors do not line up with each other. This bothers my perfectionist husband more than it bothers me, but it is certainly noticeable. Both doors close with the magnetic catch, but they are definitely misaligned. I imagine that the degree of misalignment probably varies from unit to unit.
I would definitely recommend this product, with the caveat that your cabinet doors may or may not line up with each other the way theyre supposed to. If this would be a deal breaker for you, you might want to look elsewhere, but if you can overlook this potential flaw it otherwise seems to be a really nice little piece of furniture.
Extra storage for a small space
Overall, I am pleased with this purchase. We needed a little bit more cabinet space in our kitchen but dont have a whole lot of room, so this small cart was perfect for our space. The pieces are made out of real wood, not pressed board, and the shelf seems sturdy and safe. The bottom of the drawer felt a little flimsy, but the drawer is so shallow theres not much room for heavy stuff in there anyway. The interior cabinet is nice and large, and the adjustable shelf allows a degree of customizability. Assembly was relatively easy but a bit time/consuming; it took my husband and me about an hour and a half to assemble (its not crucial to have two people; either of us could definitely have handled it on our own). The assembly instructions actually included words, which are much easier to understand than tiny pictures (though there are pictures as well of course). There are a lot of parts, but they were well/packed and none of them were damaged. The wood screws used to attach the casters and to assemble the drawer were not great quality; they felt like they were about to get stripped as we tried to screw them in. This was by far the hardest part of assembling the cart, trying not to strip the screws when attaching the casters and assembling the drawer. My other complaint is that when completely assembled, the cabinet doors do not line up with each other. This bothers my perfectionist husband more than it bothers me, but it is certainly noticeable. Both doors close with the magnetic catch, but they are definitely misaligned. I imagine that the degree of misalignment probably varies from unit to unit. I would definitely recommend this product, with the caveat that your cabinet doors may or may not line up with each other the way theyre supposed to. If this would be a deal breaker for you, you might want to look elsewhere, but if you can overlook this potential flaw it otherwise seems to be a really nice little piece of furniture.