Now that it is assembled, I love this island. It is about the largest one I found that could still fit through a standard door. It looks and feels very elegant, and the extra storage space was just what I needed. After reading a number of reviews that said it was easy to assemble, I decided to order since Ive put together a number of and similar furniture kits over the years. However, my experience was very different / the pieces are so heavy that my husband and I were not able to handle it ourselves; in fact, we broke one of the main pieces during our efforts. I must say the company was extremely accommodating and sent a replacement part right away. At that point, though, we decided to hire a handyman to do the assembly. It took over 3 hours, but now we have a beautiful addition to our kitchen. Our experienced guy cut varied sizes of packing foam to fit under the pieces to lift them to the right height to provide support while he attached the side pieces to the base. It would have helped if we had thought of that! Even allowing for the cost of the assembly, the piece still is an overall good value for the quality and we are very happy.
Size, quality, and materials are great
Now that it is assembled, I love this island. It is about the largest one I found that could still fit through a standard door. It looks and feels very elegant, and the extra storage space was just what I needed. After reading a number of reviews that said it was easy to assemble, I decided to order since Ive put together a number of and similar furniture kits over the years. However, my experience was very different / the pieces are so heavy that my husband and I were not able to handle it ourselves; in fact, we broke one of the main pieces during our efforts. I must say the company was extremely accommodating and sent a replacement part right away. At that point, though, we decided to hire a handyman to do the assembly. It took over 3 hours, but now we have a beautiful addition to our kitchen. Our experienced guy cut varied sizes of packing foam to fit under the pieces to lift them to the right height to provide support while he attached the side pieces to the base. It would have helped if we had thought of that! Even allowing for the cost of the assembly, the piece still is an overall good value for the quality and we are very happy.