You get what you pay for. Would I buy this for my dream filled with amazing furniture? Likely not. Would I buy it again for my current needs - yes. It is not a very sturdy construction but manages to hold my dining set and even some things on top. Make sure you know what you need it for before you buy it. It is a decent piece of furniture for a temporary living situation (temporary can span over several of years too). If you are looking for your next permanent cabinet well dont buy furniture online
The cabint arrived quickly and well packaged. It is very pretty and roomier than I had anticipated. I was pleased that I could buy an American made product that, for the price, was much better than is better than what Ive seen elsewhere.
I got this as a small media cabinet. Has a narrow profile and sits nicely under my wall mounted TV in the kids playroom.
Assembly was easy even though there were no instructions.
Xbox doesnt fit too well but that was easily solved by cutting a hole in the back board. (Yes it gets hot, so I installed a USB CPU Fan on the back of the cabinet.)
I had to return mine 2 times bc each one that came was defective. The cabinets did not match and I was even sed 2 left cabinets. Once they got it right, its perfect.
This piece wasin good quality when i recieved it, and was as expected (reminescant of quality pressboard furniture). For the price (around 105) it is a good value, and is a great addition to my room. I am using it as a mini bar.
I have assembled a lot of assemble-yourself furniture lately. (We moved into a house w/three bathrooms and no medicine cabinets in any of them!) I previously purchased another little, white cabinet at a bricks and mortar store that was a nightmare to assemble b/c literally nothing came pre-assembled. (You even had to put the four little legs on the base individually!) By contrast, THIS cabinet had very simple instructions and had a minimal number of small pieces to join. It is sturdy and even has four little corner brackets to screw into the back to make sure it doesnt wobble or list to one side. Overall, it is one of the better build-it-yourself pieces I have bought. If you can follow pictorial directions, you should be able to assemble it with no problem.
My only complaint is that two of the cam screws had bad threads and wouldnt bite when screwed in. They simply wouldnt screw in completely. I ended up hammering them in and actually recessing the plastic piece in the hole into which they screwed to get them in all the way. It took a little extra work, and it certainly shouldnt have been necessary. However, once I got those screws in all the way, everything was pretty easy. Still, I was irked that they would ship screws with bad threads. Grrr. The assembly took 90 minutes, but it would have taken 60 if those screws had been good.
On another note I prefer opaque glass for bathrooms so you can store personal items without letting everyone see them. I purchased some frosted spray for the doors - the kind store windows use to spray snow on their windows around the holidays - and am pretty sure it will work well. It got shipped separately and will arrive in a couple of days.
The cabinet, though, meets and exceeds my expectations. It looks really cute and is sturdier than many self-assembly pieces. Its a great size and can store many items. I think those who complain about the sturdiness of it simply dont have a realistic expectation of a piece like this. It is meant to store things like toilet paper, boxes of tissues, soaps, hand lotions, etc. It isnt a bookcase and cant support the weight of very heavy objects. However, I dont think anyone who actually reads the details of this item should ever have those misguided expectations. I am quite pleased with the cabinet. It does what it sets out to do to look stylish and hold light objects.
Its not bad. I would recommend it if I could get it in a store. the left side is a little dinged up. I dont think its from UPS since this thing was so encased in styrofoam, it think its definitely from the manufacturer.
The cabinet fits the space that I had to fill and looks nice. Unfortunately it is very flimsy and I am afraid to display any breakables in it. I guess you get what you pay for. I will be looking to replace it as soon as I can afford something that has better quality.
This cabinet looks sturdy and of good quality. All the pieces seem pretty solid, but when I got to the back of it, I was disappointed. The back consists of two cardboardy like pieces that slide into a groove and could easily be busted out if anything is shoved against them. The unit was packed very well but I still found a couple of small defects - corner edges where the white paint was chipped. But they are hardly noticeable and not worth messing with sending it back. I would be very happy with this cabinet except for the problem I had with assembling it. There are no written instructions - only pictures. Each piece is clearly labeled and all you have to do is look at the pictures and follow them in order. My problem is with the way the top of the cabinet attaches to the sides. I cant get a secure fit and these weird twist-locking screws keeping falling out. You cant pick the cabinet up by the top or it will just come off. Other than the cheap back panel and the assembly problem, its a cute, sturdy, cabinet, and a good value for the price.
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Looks ok not particularly sturdy
You get what you pay for. Would I buy this for my dream filled with amazing furniture? Likely not. Would I buy it again for my current needs - yes. It is not a very sturdy construction but manages to hold my dining set and even some things on top. Make sure you know what you need it for before you buy it. It is a decent piece of furniture for a temporary living situation (temporary can span over several of years too). If you are looking for your next permanent cabinet well dont buy furniture online
Really nice cabinet
The cabint arrived quickly and well packaged. It is very pretty and roomier than I had anticipated. I was pleased that I could buy an American made product that, for the price, was much better than is better than what Ive seen elsewhere.
Nice small cabinet
I got this as a small media cabinet. Has a narrow profile and sits nicely under my wall mounted TV in the kids playroom. Assembly was easy even though there were no instructions. Xbox doesnt fit too well but that was easily solved by cutting a hole in the back board. (Yes it gets hot, so I installed a USB CPU Fan on the back of the cabinet.)
hassle
I had to return mine 2 times bc each one that came was defective. The cabinets did not match and I was even sed 2 left cabinets. Once they got it right, its perfect.
Good quality for what it is
This piece wasin good quality when i recieved it, and was as expected (reminescant of quality pressboard furniture). For the price (around 105) it is a good value, and is a great addition to my room. I am using it as a mini bar.
Nice-looking, sturdy cabinet, but poor quality control on parts
I have assembled a lot of assemble-yourself furniture lately. (We moved into a house w/three bathrooms and no medicine cabinets in any of them!) I previously purchased another little, white cabinet at a bricks and mortar store that was a nightmare to assemble b/c literally nothing came pre-assembled. (You even had to put the four little legs on the base individually!) By contrast, THIS cabinet had very simple instructions and had a minimal number of small pieces to join. It is sturdy and even has four little corner brackets to screw into the back to make sure it doesnt wobble or list to one side. Overall, it is one of the better build-it-yourself pieces I have bought. If you can follow pictorial directions, you should be able to assemble it with no problem. My only complaint is that two of the cam screws had bad threads and wouldnt bite when screwed in. They simply wouldnt screw in completely. I ended up hammering them in and actually recessing the plastic piece in the hole into which they screwed to get them in all the way. It took a little extra work, and it certainly shouldnt have been necessary. However, once I got those screws in all the way, everything was pretty easy. Still, I was irked that they would ship screws with bad threads. Grrr. The assembly took 90 minutes, but it would have taken 60 if those screws had been good. On another note I prefer opaque glass for bathrooms so you can store personal items without letting everyone see them. I purchased some frosted spray for the doors - the kind store windows use to spray snow on their windows around the holidays - and am pretty sure it will work well. It got shipped separately and will arrive in a couple of days. The cabinet, though, meets and exceeds my expectations. It looks really cute and is sturdier than many self-assembly pieces. Its a great size and can store many items. I think those who complain about the sturdiness of it simply dont have a realistic expectation of a piece like this. It is meant to store things like toilet paper, boxes of tissues, soaps, hand lotions, etc. It isnt a bookcase and cant support the weight of very heavy objects. However, I dont think anyone who actually reads the details of this item should ever have those misguided expectations. I am quite pleased with the cabinet. It does what it sets out to do to look stylish and hold light objects.
DAMAGED!
Its not bad. I would recommend it if I could get it in a store. the left side is a little dinged up. I dont think its from UPS since this thing was so encased in styrofoam, it think its definitely from the manufacturer.
flimsy
The comments on the instructions are true. The piece itself is flimsy. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.
Nice Looking.
The cabinet fits the space that I had to fill and looks nice. Unfortunately it is very flimsy and I am afraid to display any breakables in it. I guess you get what you pay for. I will be looking to replace it as soon as I can afford something that has better quality.
Not perfect, but not bad either
This cabinet looks sturdy and of good quality. All the pieces seem pretty solid, but when I got to the back of it, I was disappointed. The back consists of two cardboardy like pieces that slide into a groove and could easily be busted out if anything is shoved against them. The unit was packed very well but I still found a couple of small defects - corner edges where the white paint was chipped. But they are hardly noticeable and not worth messing with sending it back. I would be very happy with this cabinet except for the problem I had with assembling it. There are no written instructions - only pictures. Each piece is clearly labeled and all you have to do is look at the pictures and follow them in order. My problem is with the way the top of the cabinet attaches to the sides. I cant get a secure fit and these weird twist-locking screws keeping falling out. You cant pick the cabinet up by the top or it will just come off. Other than the cheap back panel and the assembly problem, its a cute, sturdy, cabinet, and a good value for the price.
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