A couple of things. I am overall happy with the piece but not thrilled about a few things:
1) I measured the space and compared the measurements, it still seems a little smaller than I envisioned.
2) Its veneer and the knobs are plastic. It looks nice and ours was not scuffed or anything upon arrival.
3) The instructions are cute and witty but the pictures are garbage. Its impossible to tell if which direction pieces are to face in installation. The pictures are not detailed enough.
4) This assembly was beyond frustrating. Obviously the issue in 3 meant that some peices went on backwards or upside/down and had to be turned around. All of the tiny screws and pieces are bagged together so youll have 3/4 different small parts in one bag to sort out and figure out which is D, E, and F. One of our side pieces didnt have any holes drilled in it. We shouldve given up at that point and asked for another but I was determined to make it work. So with a drill bit and some wood glue we figured it out but its definitely not assembled like it should be. Probably due to my own error the backing board holes didnt line up with the furniture pieces so we had to guess where to screw those in and missed a few times.
In general assembly was a hot mess. Something I shouldve been able to do on my own with a few tools but couldnt and had to frustrate and involve my spouse too. Had to send the kids in so they wouldnt hear me cuss.
Frustrating Assembly
A couple of things. I am overall happy with the piece but not thrilled about a few things: 1) I measured the space and compared the measurements, it still seems a little smaller than I envisioned. 2) Its veneer and the knobs are plastic. It looks nice and ours was not scuffed or anything upon arrival. 3) The instructions are cute and witty but the pictures are garbage. Its impossible to tell if which direction pieces are to face in installation. The pictures are not detailed enough. 4) This assembly was beyond frustrating. Obviously the issue in 3 meant that some peices went on backwards or upside/down and had to be turned around. All of the tiny screws and pieces are bagged together so youll have 3/4 different small parts in one bag to sort out and figure out which is D, E, and F. One of our side pieces didnt have any holes drilled in it. We shouldve given up at that point and asked for another but I was determined to make it work. So with a drill bit and some wood glue we figured it out but its definitely not assembled like it should be. Probably due to my own error the backing board holes didnt line up with the furniture pieces so we had to guess where to screw those in and missed a few times. In general assembly was a hot mess. Something I shouldve been able to do on my own with a few tools but couldnt and had to frustrate and involve my spouse too. Had to send the kids in so they wouldnt hear me cuss.