I love our dining Buffet Cabinet! The wood is good quality and looks like we spent a lot more money than we did. It did take my husband about 1 hours to put it together,Great quality piece for the price! Functional and sleek, goes very well in our dining room. Pros: very sturdy, nice color. Cons: heavy. But It would be worth it !
I chose this particular piece over one already assembled because it best fit my needs in terms of storage, etc.
1. Hundreds of individual pieces to put together
2. Marginal instructions
3. Small frame pieces are fragile until fully assembled
4. Took a long time to assemble.
5. Composite wood has a very coarse grain which makes it easy to damage during assembly
Once assembled, it does provide adjustable shelving to accommodate taller bottles behind closed doors to prevent dust, two open shelves for preparation, small bottles, ice bucket, etc., and a drawer for smaller items like tools. Also allows horizontal storage of wine bottles needed to keep corks wet and prevent spoilage.
when i received the box it looked like someone kicked a hole threw it. one piece was broken in half. thankfully it was a bottom piece and i was still able to put together.
Putting it together is a joke! There’s too many pieces. Some places skipped steps so I had to go back and place nails in. Once it’s together it very nice. But be prepared to spend your entire day working on it. It took me about 4 hours with 2 other people.
Was very apprehensive after reading negative reviews but I am very happy with this! There was one piece that had a minor crack but otherwise all parts were good and the instructions were very good and was easy to assemble. It took me a couple of hours but I was by myself. Great value for the money! The color did not have as much white in it as I thought but it is still very pretty!!
Yes it was complicated to assemble but totally worth it. It’s very pretty and i don’t find the product cheap material like some say. I know, I’ve bought from ikea hahaha. This super happy with purchase
Really like. One piece is broken upon arrival...gonna call manufacturer, and I did get extended warranty. Fits my space perfectly. I put together myself, didnt want to wait for the hubby, and no problems except the broken piece. Just have to organize the pieces/parts before you start and follow the picture directions. Took about 3 hours by myself.
I researched a lot of these type of pieces for a few weeks, and I always came back to this one as the one that best fit in terms of color, size, and what I was looking for in this type of furniture. Even though years ago I used to work in a hardware store and often built this type of furniture, I was a little concerned about multiple reviews stating difficult to assemble even for experienced furniture builders. In the end, it fit what I wanted so I went with it.
I just received my item, and I have just started put about half of it together in about 40 minutes. A few items things that standout:
1. Maybe this item has been updated. Although the item on says it is a Buffest Server Sideboard, there is no labeling anywhere. My product says Costway, and, this might be a good thing based on some past reviews.
2. Dont be scared off by the difficult to assemble reviews. There are a LOT of pieces. Somewhere between 25-30 wood pieces that all need to be put together. But,thinking this is an updated unit, I found the instructions to be very straightforward. All the wooden pieces are labeled, as are all the bags of screws and hardware. Many of the pieces are held together with locking screws, where you have a long screw with no thread that inserts into a round metal piece that you turn with a screwdriver to lock in place. I had also seen some reviews that said the instructions were poor, and only one picture. With the Costway labeled product I received, the instructions are detailed. This definitely isnt EASY to assemble, but if you have put furniture pieces like this together before then I would just consider it time consuming because of the many pieces. If you arent very familiar with putting things like this together, then yes, it might be a bit more difficult.
3. I saw some reviews about the unit sagging in the middle after only a few months. I kind of chalked that up to people putting to much weight on the unit. However, I did notice that in the box, there is 3-4 inch long 1x1 inch square wooden block in the box. Looking at the instructions, that piece is intend to go on the bottom center of the unit to help prevent sagging.
The only reason I am giving it a 4 instead of a 5 is, the color is not exactly what I expected. I ordered the natural wood version, which I hoped would match my natural wood dining room table. Based on the picture, it appeared it would be extremely close. Once pulled out of the box, I would say the natural wood is more in-between the natural wood and grey wood color options. It might be due to the grain of the wood, but natural wood color looks more like a driftwood color than the color of a fresh untreated 2x4 piece of lumber.
Ill add some pictures of the true color, and some of the hardware pieces shortly.
Reviews
Perfect and a bargain.
Such a bargain and doesn’t look it! Talk about value for the money. Holds so many things and fits nicely along the wall.
Sturdy and color.
I love our dining Buffet Cabinet! The wood is good quality and looks like we spent a lot more money than we did. It did take my husband about 1 hours to put it together,Great quality piece for the price! Functional and sleek, goes very well in our dining room. Pros: very sturdy, nice color. Cons: heavy. But It would be worth it !
Tedious, requires careful patience
I chose this particular piece over one already assembled because it best fit my needs in terms of storage, etc. 1. Hundreds of individual pieces to put together 2. Marginal instructions 3. Small frame pieces are fragile until fully assembled 4. Took a long time to assemble. 5. Composite wood has a very coarse grain which makes it easy to damage during assembly Once assembled, it does provide adjustable shelving to accommodate taller bottles behind closed doors to prevent dust, two open shelves for preparation, small bottles, ice bucket, etc., and a drawer for smaller items like tools. Also allows horizontal storage of wine bottles needed to keep corks wet and prevent spoilage.
shipping damage
when i received the box it looked like someone kicked a hole threw it. one piece was broken in half. thankfully it was a bottom piece and i was still able to put together.
Too many pieces and skipped steps in instructions
Putting it together is a joke! There’s too many pieces. Some places skipped steps so I had to go back and place nails in. Once it’s together it very nice. But be prepared to spend your entire day working on it. It took me about 4 hours with 2 other people.
Sturdy and easy to assemble, would recommend!!
Was very apprehensive after reading negative reviews but I am very happy with this! There was one piece that had a minor crack but otherwise all parts were good and the instructions were very good and was easy to assemble. It took me a couple of hours but I was by myself. Great value for the money! The color did not have as much white in it as I thought but it is still very pretty!!
I wouldn’t listen too much to the reviews here
Yes it was complicated to assemble but totally worth it. It’s very pretty and i don’t find the product cheap material like some say. I know, I’ve bought from ikea hahaha. This super happy with purchase
I am using this as a tv stand. Very sturdy.
Good price and speedy delivery. Very nice looking.
Nice for the price
Really like. One piece is broken upon arrival...gonna call manufacturer, and I did get extended warranty. Fits my space perfectly. I put together myself, didnt want to wait for the hubby, and no problems except the broken piece. Just have to organize the pieces/parts before you start and follow the picture directions. Took about 3 hours by myself.
Dont fear the assembly. Its not that bad.
I researched a lot of these type of pieces for a few weeks, and I always came back to this one as the one that best fit in terms of color, size, and what I was looking for in this type of furniture. Even though years ago I used to work in a hardware store and often built this type of furniture, I was a little concerned about multiple reviews stating difficult to assemble even for experienced furniture builders. In the end, it fit what I wanted so I went with it. I just received my item, and I have just started put about half of it together in about 40 minutes. A few items things that standout: 1. Maybe this item has been updated. Although the item on says it is a Buffest Server Sideboard, there is no labeling anywhere. My product says Costway, and, this might be a good thing based on some past reviews. 2. Dont be scared off by the difficult to assemble reviews. There are a LOT of pieces. Somewhere between 25-30 wood pieces that all need to be put together. But,thinking this is an updated unit, I found the instructions to be very straightforward. All the wooden pieces are labeled, as are all the bags of screws and hardware. Many of the pieces are held together with locking screws, where you have a long screw with no thread that inserts into a round metal piece that you turn with a screwdriver to lock in place. I had also seen some reviews that said the instructions were poor, and only one picture. With the Costway labeled product I received, the instructions are detailed. This definitely isnt EASY to assemble, but if you have put furniture pieces like this together before then I would just consider it time consuming because of the many pieces. If you arent very familiar with putting things like this together, then yes, it might be a bit more difficult. 3. I saw some reviews about the unit sagging in the middle after only a few months. I kind of chalked that up to people putting to much weight on the unit. However, I did notice that in the box, there is 3-4 inch long 1x1 inch square wooden block in the box. Looking at the instructions, that piece is intend to go on the bottom center of the unit to help prevent sagging. The only reason I am giving it a 4 instead of a 5 is, the color is not exactly what I expected. I ordered the natural wood version, which I hoped would match my natural wood dining room table. Based on the picture, it appeared it would be extremely close. Once pulled out of the box, I would say the natural wood is more in-between the natural wood and grey wood color options. It might be due to the grain of the wood, but natural wood color looks more like a driftwood color than the color of a fresh untreated 2x4 piece of lumber. Ill add some pictures of the true color, and some of the hardware pieces shortly.
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