Particleboard, modular 3 piece that can be put together different ways. Power drill used.
I feel a little guilty 3 staring this, as I do really love the end look of it and how it functions in my room for a difficult space with a vent and a sonos amp that I was trying to work around to be able to slide into it by leaving the backs off two of the sections (as pictured), but there are a few reasons (mostly quality and assembly) I just cant 5 star it.
Assembly for this is a beast. There are SO many parts, different screws and pieces. When you unwrap it all and lay it all out its a bit defeating to even get started. I used a power drill to speed things up, and it still took me honestly about 3 hours to assemble this by myself. I dont even see how you could do this without a power drill, as you need to screw it into the wood in many places without a pre/drilled hole (back panels for example).
No parts or pieces were missing, and there was a little bag with a spare of most hardware in case you needed an extra or strip a screw or anything. Everything did line up as it was supposed to, so there were no bad measurements or parts messed up at all in packing. All the parts were also lettered, and hardware numbered so you could easily follow along with the directions.
The directions are intense/ its like a large 30 page book, but there are good sized pictures and letters and numbers for everything clearly, so its easy to follow for something with so many steps and parts.
Once together as the 3 piece configuration, its not super sturdy. You cant even really move it as the 3 piece unit. When you go to move the whole thing, even by just siding into place in the same room there is a ton of wobble and give between the three individual units that made me very anxious that it was going to come undone at the screws of the small hinges holding the parts together. I feel like it definitely needs to be assembled in place where you want it, or carry to its destination when its still in 3 separate pieces before you put them together.
It doesnt feel sturdy enough for a kid to climb on or mess around with.
I definitely put together the first unit a tad backwards at first on the sides, with the blank and flaking particle board back sides showing in the front and then had to switch them around and redo it once I realized I messed up. That was user error, but I didnt get too far before I realized it. Once that first of 3 units is together though the second two go smoother because you get an idea of the concept.
It was also annoying that in one front part (part N I think) they have you assemble it like the configuration is three separate pieces, including cam locking the N panel facing one way facing in, only to have you take off that panel later down the line in step 20 something to take it off and switch them around and re/lock them in again the other way to connect the pieces together. I feel like this N part should be left off completely until the very end when choosing your configuration so that you arent doing a ton of re/work.
I do love the versatility of it being able to be either a 2 piece plus one or a 3 piece, but if you really want the 3 pieces together configuration you need to ask yourself if you would just rather a sturdier unit that has one solid piece for the top instead of this hinged together, modular, 3 piece unit. This is really only an ideal setup and choice if you plan to move it around as nightstands, end tables, TV tables and whatever you need whenever you need and not just a TV stand staying put forever.
I love the color of it. I thought it might be too dark, but once together and in the room I just love it.
There was damage on multiple corners of mine at the corners where the particleboard is coated the coating was messed up in the corner a little bit, but luckily it was on underside back corners that you cant really see once its assembled, so it was sort of a non/issue. I would have been annoyed though if that was right on the side or something.
It comes with an off/brand black sharpie. I feel like thats a bad sign when you already know that the piece will require markering up in a ton of places because of shipping and quality of the seams on the product. But it was honestly useful to touch up in a few places for a better overall look once I used it.
The finish of it in general was not totally even/ meaning that in multiple places somebody had actually gone over some corners and edges with black markers or paint (like in QAQC after manufacturing) on some corners and edges in a bunch of places where the paint or finish must have been a little light or off. You can see the difference as you assemble it and it catches the light in a different way. Ive been assembling a lot of flat pack furniture lately and its really rare to see anything touched up and marked up to correct finishes like that. I feel like its a sign of bad quality in whatever wraps they are using for this particle board that the piece has hand fixed, not 100 matching marker or paint on it when you unbox it.
I did use the marker provided to color in the drill holes though that werent being used for the shelf and it made the inside look a lot better without all those lighter particle board holes showing up on the inside as they were before I touched them up to blend more.
There are no embedded screw holes into the pieces, just pre/drilled out grooves for you to screw into particleboard. If you have ever screwed into particleboard you know that sometimes flakes just crumble out and in general its not anchored as securely as it could be if it were or wood. The overall effect is just a lot less sturdy than a solid wood piece and with more wobble factor when moving or messing with it than real wood or .
Theres one panel on the bottom that is not totally on perfectly because the screw just falls out of the particleboard without staying in. Its almost like the screws for this part should be longer to ensure it anchors in there well enough because even as far as it will go it just falls out again.
Overall Id recommend it, but only if you really want this modular style and you enjoy the puzzle work of assembling furniture. Im a bit disappointed.
Particleboard, modular 3 piece that can be put together different ways. Power drill used.
I feel a little guilty 3 staring this, as I do really love the end look of it and how it functions in my room for a difficult space with a vent and a sonos amp that I was trying to work around to be able to slide into it by leaving the backs off two of the sections (as pictured), but there are a few reasons (mostly quality and assembly) I just cant 5 star it. Assembly for this is a beast. There are SO many parts, different screws and pieces. When you unwrap it all and lay it all out its a bit defeating to even get started. I used a power drill to speed things up, and it still took me honestly about 3 hours to assemble this by myself. I dont even see how you could do this without a power drill, as you need to screw it into the wood in many places without a pre/drilled hole (back panels for example). No parts or pieces were missing, and there was a little bag with a spare of most hardware in case you needed an extra or strip a screw or anything. Everything did line up as it was supposed to, so there were no bad measurements or parts messed up at all in packing. All the parts were also lettered, and hardware numbered so you could easily follow along with the directions. The directions are intense/ its like a large 30 page book, but there are good sized pictures and letters and numbers for everything clearly, so its easy to follow for something with so many steps and parts. Once together as the 3 piece configuration, its not super sturdy. You cant even really move it as the 3 piece unit. When you go to move the whole thing, even by just siding into place in the same room there is a ton of wobble and give between the three individual units that made me very anxious that it was going to come undone at the screws of the small hinges holding the parts together. I feel like it definitely needs to be assembled in place where you want it, or carry to its destination when its still in 3 separate pieces before you put them together. It doesnt feel sturdy enough for a kid to climb on or mess around with. I definitely put together the first unit a tad backwards at first on the sides, with the blank and flaking particle board back sides showing in the front and then had to switch them around and redo it once I realized I messed up. That was user error, but I didnt get too far before I realized it. Once that first of 3 units is together though the second two go smoother because you get an idea of the concept. It was also annoying that in one front part (part N I think) they have you assemble it like the configuration is three separate pieces, including cam locking the N panel facing one way facing in, only to have you take off that panel later down the line in step 20 something to take it off and switch them around and re/lock them in again the other way to connect the pieces together. I feel like this N part should be left off completely until the very end when choosing your configuration so that you arent doing a ton of re/work. I do love the versatility of it being able to be either a 2 piece plus one or a 3 piece, but if you really want the 3 pieces together configuration you need to ask yourself if you would just rather a sturdier unit that has one solid piece for the top instead of this hinged together, modular, 3 piece unit. This is really only an ideal setup and choice if you plan to move it around as nightstands, end tables, TV tables and whatever you need whenever you need and not just a TV stand staying put forever. I love the color of it. I thought it might be too dark, but once together and in the room I just love it. There was damage on multiple corners of mine at the corners where the particleboard is coated the coating was messed up in the corner a little bit, but luckily it was on underside back corners that you cant really see once its assembled, so it was sort of a non/issue. I would have been annoyed though if that was right on the side or something. It comes with an off/brand black sharpie. I feel like thats a bad sign when you already know that the piece will require markering up in a ton of places because of shipping and quality of the seams on the product. But it was honestly useful to touch up in a few places for a better overall look once I used it. The finish of it in general was not totally even/ meaning that in multiple places somebody had actually gone over some corners and edges with black markers or paint (like in QAQC after manufacturing) on some corners and edges in a bunch of places where the paint or finish must have been a little light or off. You can see the difference as you assemble it and it catches the light in a different way. Ive been assembling a lot of flat pack furniture lately and its really rare to see anything touched up and marked up to correct finishes like that. I feel like its a sign of bad quality in whatever wraps they are using for this particle board that the piece has hand fixed, not 100 matching marker or paint on it when you unbox it. I did use the marker provided to color in the drill holes though that werent being used for the shelf and it made the inside look a lot better without all those lighter particle board holes showing up on the inside as they were before I touched them up to blend more. There are no embedded screw holes into the pieces, just pre/drilled out grooves for you to screw into particleboard. If you have ever screwed into particleboard you know that sometimes flakes just crumble out and in general its not anchored as securely as it could be if it were or wood. The overall effect is just a lot less sturdy than a solid wood piece and with more wobble factor when moving or messing with it than real wood or . Theres one panel on the bottom that is not totally on perfectly because the screw just falls out of the particleboard without staying in. Its almost like the screws for this part should be longer to ensure it anchors in there well enough because even as far as it will go it just falls out again. Overall Id recommend it, but only if you really want this modular style and you enjoy the puzzle work of assembling furniture. Im a bit disappointed.