This dining hutch is beautiful and solid; very happy I purchased it! Its a quality furniture piece (and therefore quite heavy) with good hardware.
I got a little frustrated trying to put it together by myself because its large and as you put it together on one side, sometimes pieces that werent secured yet would pop out on the other, so having a helper just to hold it in place and to help align the holes as you put the larger pieces on is recommended.
The packaging was really well done to ensure no pieces were damaged, but I agree with another reviewer that there were tiny hairs or slivers almost like insulation fibers that got everywhere and I wore a mask while taking it out because I didnt want to breathe it in.
There are three pre-drilled levels for placing the shelf in the upper cabinets. No matter where you place that shelf, the overall upper cabinet clearance is not tall enough to accommodate two levels of full-size wine glasses, so youll need stemless or shorter tumblers for one level.
Finally, I should have paid more attention but didnt realize the hutch top was a different, lighter wood color. Had I known that I would have gone with stainless steel for that top piece, but thats my own fault for not fully reading the description. It doesnt look bad, just not what I expected so Id encourage you to pay attention to the different options.
Beautiful, solid piece with a few things of note
This dining hutch is beautiful and solid; very happy I purchased it! Its a quality furniture piece (and therefore quite heavy) with good hardware. I got a little frustrated trying to put it together by myself because its large and as you put it together on one side, sometimes pieces that werent secured yet would pop out on the other, so having a helper just to hold it in place and to help align the holes as you put the larger pieces on is recommended. The packaging was really well done to ensure no pieces were damaged, but I agree with another reviewer that there were tiny hairs or slivers almost like insulation fibers that got everywhere and I wore a mask while taking it out because I didnt want to breathe it in. There are three pre-drilled levels for placing the shelf in the upper cabinets. No matter where you place that shelf, the overall upper cabinet clearance is not tall enough to accommodate two levels of full-size wine glasses, so youll need stemless or shorter tumblers for one level. Finally, I should have paid more attention but didnt realize the hutch top was a different, lighter wood color. Had I known that I would have gone with stainless steel for that top piece, but thats my own fault for not fully reading the description. It doesnt look bad, just not what I expected so Id encourage you to pay attention to the different options.