I read most of the reviews so I knew what I was getting into. It is less sturdy than I thought it would be, but I do not have any fears of putting items into it or it falling on my dog.
Here are my tips for when you go to build it.
1. Piece 5 and the two pieces nunbered 6 may need some adjustment so make sure the grooves align. Do not be in a hurry to lock in the pieces with the cam lock part B before you are sure that all the pieces in the frame are aligned properly.
2. When you slide the back panels on to the botto shelf part, i put some of the packing styrofoam to lift the piece so that I could make sure the panels stayed in the grooves when I was trying to bolt the bottom panel (piece 2) to the frame.
3. Before setting piece 1 on the top, I would screw in the door stopper (part E) first. It is not easy to do it the way they recommend.
4. I would look at your doors to see which two pair together the best. My two sets did not match at all so it did not really matter, but one matching looked better than the other.
5. Another reviewer suggested not tightening the screws for the doors until you have everything aligned. This was a great tip.
6. Be careful peeling off the stickers. This laminate is such poor quality that it ripped off when i carefully peeled off the sticker. Luckily it is on the interior, but it is irritating and made me wonder how long this piece will stay looking nice. The top already came a little damaged. I am too lazy to figure out hiw to request a replacement part and I am definitely not going to re-build this. I will probably put a vase over the spot.
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I read most of the reviews so I knew what I was getting into. It is less sturdy than I thought it would be, but I do not have any fears of putting items into it or it falling on my dog. Here are my tips for when you go to build it. 1. Piece 5 and the two pieces nunbered 6 may need some adjustment so make sure the grooves align. Do not be in a hurry to lock in the pieces with the cam lock part B before you are sure that all the pieces in the frame are aligned properly. 2. When you slide the back panels on to the botto shelf part, i put some of the packing styrofoam to lift the piece so that I could make sure the panels stayed in the grooves when I was trying to bolt the bottom panel (piece 2) to the frame. 3. Before setting piece 1 on the top, I would screw in the door stopper (part E) first. It is not easy to do it the way they recommend. 4. I would look at your doors to see which two pair together the best. My two sets did not match at all so it did not really matter, but one matching looked better than the other. 5. Another reviewer suggested not tightening the screws for the doors until you have everything aligned. This was a great tip. 6. Be careful peeling off the stickers. This laminate is such poor quality that it ripped off when i carefully peeled off the sticker. Luckily it is on the interior, but it is irritating and made me wonder how long this piece will stay looking nice. The top already came a little damaged. I am too lazy to figure out hiw to request a replacement part and I am definitely not going to re-build this. I will probably put a vase over the spot.