I was wary about how this would look because the parts were poorly constructed. The top (part A) had a small defect and one of the drawer sides (part K) had a noticeable defect which needed glue. The particle board cracked in several places as I tightened the screws and one of the dowels split in two as I was working on the other side. I have no idea what Step 9 is for as there were only 8 not 12 part 10s and no pre/drilled holes so I just skipped that step. Be sure when you attach the bottom (part B) the groove is facing the back for the back to slip in (parts G and H) / that was not evident from the instructions. Once assembled, the cabinet looks good which is why I rated it 3 stars and not less. much smaller than pictured.
This is a cute and handy piece, and I am glad rather Ive purchased it. It has a retro/vibe and is the perfect size for what i oersonally needed in my home. Materials are not top notch, but I didnt expect that. What I really did not like was putting this together! It literally took several hours. So, if youre considering a purchase, Id like to suggest using a buddy to assemble the drawers while youre putting the rest together. . Itll make things go much more smoothly A Phillips head screw driver is a must, or a small cordless drill, but be careful not to overtighten. And dont make any other plans for the rest of the day, youll be too tired! Im a very handy girl, BTW. Waiting around for the man to come along is not style!!
Additionally, the small wooden dowels used to hold the drawers from falling out may need a small drop of hot glue to secure in place. Good luck! Simple and easy to put together.
This isnt the worst piece of furniture that Ive assembled, but its far from the best.
The pieces are wrapped in foam sheets that have the consistence of wet toilet paper, which will cast bits of static charged foam all over whatever room you assemble this in. You will also want to clean each piece as you assemble, or youll wind up with a dusty mess of a cabinet.
Speaking of cleaning the pieces, each piece is labeled with a sticker, which is nice. Unfortunately, these stickers arent the easy/to/remove variety, so in addition to your tools, grab your Goo Gone.
There were several construction corners cut, like the use of black vinyl stickers to cover the heads of screws that will be visible after assembly. This is pretty chintzy normally, but doubly so in this case, as the piece isnt actually black.
The instructions are bad, but usable. There is no chart showing the sizes of the various screws. The screws are numbered, but several of the parts bags include multiple parts, so the numbering isnt terribly useful. Further, the hardware is located in a box that is labeled legs on multiple sides. I spent several minutes searching the staticky, foamy box looking for the hardware kit, before finding it in the perplexingly labeled box.
The cabinet includes a mechanism for anchoring it to a wall, which is actually quite cleverly executed.
The cabinet uses dowel pins in a poorly conceived attempt to stop the drawers from coning entirely out of the unit when drawn too far. It works, but its a kludge, and Im certain that Ill find the dowel pins rolling around in the drawers at some later date, and will have forgotten why theyre there.
I bought this cabinet to house my Internet router, which sits in my guest bedroom, so that the blinking lights wont disturb my guests. Happily, it works quite well for this purpose.
I wouldnt use this as a high traffic piece of furniture, not would I store anything of any size/weight in the drawers, but if you need a little cabinet to sit a lamp on, or someplace to stick things that you dont use very often, this works well enough.
And its cheap. Ok.
I am impressed with the quality and the ease of putting it together. Everything was exactly as described. I am VERY happy with this purchase. Space saver.
The piece was easy enough to put together with one person. The pressed has a vernier glued very flimsily on. It was already peeling off on a corner when I was putting it together. The magnetic piece that is supposed to hold the door shut, is so weak that it doesnt hold. Also, dont pull the shelves out far without getting ready to catch them, as there is no mechanism to keep them from doing so. Overall, the piece looks nice. It was also marked well with where to drill in the nails necessary to piece it all together. More sturdy than expected.
You have to get bigger screws cause the screws it brings are way to too small to hold the doors up and hold up the tracks for the drawers. Not super sturdy.
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Love it!
Love it! It was easy to put together. Quick ship.
Nice piece of furniture
Easy to assemble. Nice combination of shelves and drawers This is really easy to assemble and pretty sturdy.
Perfect for price
Its perfect for the price you pay Sturdy.
Pretty good for light weight stuff for an office.
Not heavy duty but did not expect that for the money. Does what I need it to do. Worth it!!!
Looks better once assembly is finished
I was wary about how this would look because the parts were poorly constructed. The top (part A) had a small defect and one of the drawer sides (part K) had a noticeable defect which needed glue. The particle board cracked in several places as I tightened the screws and one of the dowels split in two as I was working on the other side. I have no idea what Step 9 is for as there were only 8 not 12 part 10s and no pre/drilled holes so I just skipped that step. Be sure when you attach the bottom (part B) the groove is facing the back for the back to slip in (parts G and H) / that was not evident from the instructions. Once assembled, the cabinet looks good which is why I rated it 3 stars and not less. much smaller than pictured.
Tedious assembly
This is a cute and handy piece, and I am glad rather Ive purchased it. It has a retro/vibe and is the perfect size for what i oersonally needed in my home. Materials are not top notch, but I didnt expect that. What I really did not like was putting this together! It literally took several hours. So, if youre considering a purchase, Id like to suggest using a buddy to assemble the drawers while youre putting the rest together. . Itll make things go much more smoothly A Phillips head screw driver is a must, or a small cordless drill, but be careful not to overtighten. And dont make any other plans for the rest of the day, youll be too tired! Im a very handy girl, BTW. Waiting around for the man to come along is not style!! Additionally, the small wooden dowels used to hold the drawers from falling out may need a small drop of hot glue to secure in place. Good luck! Simple and easy to put together.
Its cheap furniture, for sure.
This isnt the worst piece of furniture that Ive assembled, but its far from the best. The pieces are wrapped in foam sheets that have the consistence of wet toilet paper, which will cast bits of static charged foam all over whatever room you assemble this in. You will also want to clean each piece as you assemble, or youll wind up with a dusty mess of a cabinet. Speaking of cleaning the pieces, each piece is labeled with a sticker, which is nice. Unfortunately, these stickers arent the easy/to/remove variety, so in addition to your tools, grab your Goo Gone. There were several construction corners cut, like the use of black vinyl stickers to cover the heads of screws that will be visible after assembly. This is pretty chintzy normally, but doubly so in this case, as the piece isnt actually black. The instructions are bad, but usable. There is no chart showing the sizes of the various screws. The screws are numbered, but several of the parts bags include multiple parts, so the numbering isnt terribly useful. Further, the hardware is located in a box that is labeled legs on multiple sides. I spent several minutes searching the staticky, foamy box looking for the hardware kit, before finding it in the perplexingly labeled box. The cabinet includes a mechanism for anchoring it to a wall, which is actually quite cleverly executed. The cabinet uses dowel pins in a poorly conceived attempt to stop the drawers from coning entirely out of the unit when drawn too far. It works, but its a kludge, and Im certain that Ill find the dowel pins rolling around in the drawers at some later date, and will have forgotten why theyre there. I bought this cabinet to house my Internet router, which sits in my guest bedroom, so that the blinking lights wont disturb my guests. Happily, it works quite well for this purpose. I wouldnt use this as a high traffic piece of furniture, not would I store anything of any size/weight in the drawers, but if you need a little cabinet to sit a lamp on, or someplace to stick things that you dont use very often, this works well enough. And its cheap. Ok.
Simple but Elegant.
I am impressed with the quality and the ease of putting it together. Everything was exactly as described. I am VERY happy with this purchase. Space saver.
Made cheaply, not a sturdy piece of furniture
The piece was easy enough to put together with one person. The pressed has a vernier glued very flimsily on. It was already peeling off on a corner when I was putting it together. The magnetic piece that is supposed to hold the door shut, is so weak that it doesnt hold. Also, dont pull the shelves out far without getting ready to catch them, as there is no mechanism to keep them from doing so. Overall, the piece looks nice. It was also marked well with where to drill in the nails necessary to piece it all together. More sturdy than expected.
Storage cabinet
You have to get bigger screws cause the screws it brings are way to too small to hold the doors up and hold up the tracks for the drawers. Not super sturdy.
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