We have had this island in our kitchen going on 3 years now. We cook a lot and our kitchen wouldnt be functional without this. The shelves on the outside hold a lot/ on one side we keep our toddlers plates, bowls, and cups. On the other side we keep our cookbooks and recipe card box. We took a shelf down on one side to make it tall enough for the cookbooks. Storage on the inside is a big plus too, we have it loaded up.
It did come with some cosmetic damage/ it was chipped. We leave the leaf up all the time so that you cant see the chip/ it is pretty big but completely hidden with the leaf up, we didnt want to spend time and effort exchanging it.
The wooden top has got some wear and tear on it after almost 3 years of use, but I guess thats to be expected. Maybe we could refinish it and buff out the scratches?
Anyways tldr: came with minor cosmetic issue but we just leave the leaf up so it doesnt show, it has a lot of storage, it makes our kitchen functional. 4/5 just because of the chip it came with.
Lots of storage, adds functionality to kitchen
We have had this island in our kitchen going on 3 years now. We cook a lot and our kitchen wouldnt be functional without this. The shelves on the outside hold a lot/ on one side we keep our toddlers plates, bowls, and cups. On the other side we keep our cookbooks and recipe card box. We took a shelf down on one side to make it tall enough for the cookbooks. Storage on the inside is a big plus too, we have it loaded up. It did come with some cosmetic damage/ it was chipped. We leave the leaf up all the time so that you cant see the chip/ it is pretty big but completely hidden with the leaf up, we didnt want to spend time and effort exchanging it. The wooden top has got some wear and tear on it after almost 3 years of use, but I guess thats to be expected. Maybe we could refinish it and buff out the scratches? Anyways tldr: came with minor cosmetic issue but we just leave the leaf up so it doesnt show, it has a lot of storage, it makes our kitchen functional. 4/5 just because of the chip it came with.