Just nice enough not to look like a cheesy storage cabinet
No reviews but took a chance and assembled late last night. First the color. It is not any shade of brown, it's very dark with a hint of gray. so I'd call it soft black. Next the materials. Heavy particle board for top, bottom and middle, but the sides are lighter panels that have a nice finished look, much nicer than the average cabinet. The doors are the same design, so this makes the whole cabinet lighter than most. It doesn't look cheap, even thought the materials are. makes these in Malaysia, and those folks did a decent job and packed it well. The instructions had an unusual start, assembling parts of the two drawers first, then coming back to them at the end, but the main parts were fairly easy enough to follow. The most difficult, time-consuming part was the drawers, and it is too easy to put the tracks on upside down, which I did. Also nails are required for both the back panel and the drawer bottoms and I ran out of nails. The number of nails needed was greater because the back panel is two pieces and the nailing diagram didn't seem to take that into account. Hint: For the drawer bottoms you don't really need nails on the sides because a slider track screws over top. The hardware hinges and handles are cheap but they can be changed. As a budget storage solution it doesn't look half bad, and the larger size gives it more stability than smaller cabinets. My choice was between this one (19 x 40 x 71) and the nearly identical smaller version without drawers (16 x 30 x 71), about 100 bucks cheaper. The extra depth in the larger one was worth it in my opinion because you can stack larger items like chair cushions or hang garments, so it's a little more than just storage shelves. Assembly is 2-3 hours. The instructions say not to use power tools, but if you own a powered screwdriver and understand its torque settings and how to avoid overtightening then it will save a lot of time. Some parts like the twist cams should only be tightened by hand.
Just nice enough not to look like a cheesy storage cabinet
No reviews but took a chance and assembled late last night. First the color. It is not any shade of brown, it's very dark with a hint of gray. so I'd call it soft black. Next the materials. Heavy particle board for top, bottom and middle, but the sides are lighter panels that have a nice finished look, much nicer than the average cabinet. The doors are the same design, so this makes the whole cabinet lighter than most. It doesn't look cheap, even thought the materials are. makes these in Malaysia, and those folks did a decent job and packed it well. The instructions had an unusual start, assembling parts of the two drawers first, then coming back to them at the end, but the main parts were fairly easy enough to follow. The most difficult, time-consuming part was the drawers, and it is too easy to put the tracks on upside down, which I did. Also nails are required for both the back panel and the drawer bottoms and I ran out of nails. The number of nails needed was greater because the back panel is two pieces and the nailing diagram didn't seem to take that into account. Hint: For the drawer bottoms you don't really need nails on the sides because a slider track screws over top. The hardware hinges and handles are cheap but they can be changed. As a budget storage solution it doesn't look half bad, and the larger size gives it more stability than smaller cabinets. My choice was between this one (19 x 40 x 71) and the nearly identical smaller version without drawers (16 x 30 x 71), about 100 bucks cheaper. The extra depth in the larger one was worth it in my opinion because you can stack larger items like chair cushions or hang garments, so it's a little more than just storage shelves. Assembly is 2-3 hours. The instructions say not to use power tools, but if you own a powered screwdriver and understand its torque settings and how to avoid overtightening then it will save a lot of time. Some parts like the twist cams should only be tightened by hand.