My kitchen is small and it felt like all my counter space was taken up by my microwave. I chose this cart after spending hours looking online at different models and reviews from , Ikea and Canadian Tire. This ticked all my boxes in terms of price, dimensions, aesthetics and convenience (free Prime delivery!). I'm a 26 year old not so handy woman, who's had some experience building Ikea furniture and I managed to put it together by myself. It did take me about 4 hours. I'm sure a handier person could do it in half the time. I figured I would give my two cents as there are only 6 reviews as I'm writing this (there's some more on the Us website). Bear with me as i'm not a native English speaker. Here we go.
The good:
- The unit is sturdy and good looking.
- It's made of real wood and not MDF, so it can be sanded and painted to fit your decor.
- The space between the shelves is wide and allows you to store a lot of different appliances easily (rice cooker, crock pot, stand mixer, you name it!)
- The instructions are fairly easy to follow along. Just pay extra attention to the pictures.
- It's tall enough to be used as extra counter space to eat or prep food and not just as a storage cart.
- customer service: I contacted them about a few scratches and they promptly offered me a partial refund, since I had no interest in dragging it to the post office to send it back.
- The casters are pretty smooth, the cart moves back and forth with little to no effort.
The bad
- Mine came with scratches along the legs, even though it felt like that box contained all the styrofoam in the world. (See pictures). Hopefully some black permanent marker will hide them.
- The drawer is definitely where they took shortcuts: It's only about as wide as half the countertop. It's also not very deep. I was disappointed as I couldn't even fit a standard drawer organizer in there to store my utensils. Lots of wasted space.
- Two small wooden dowels are what stop the drawer from sliding out too far and falling. It's a flimsy mechanism.
- The corners of the wood top scratch easily. I've accidentally made scratches with my nails already. The top would do well with some sort of varnish/top coat.
- The casters don't lock in place, so you need to have the cart against a wall.
- The screws: With one hand you have to go under with a screwdriver to keep the little lock mechanism from moving inside the hole, while simultaneously using the key provided to tighten the screw with your other hand. Not the easiest thing to do.
- The towel holder is a bit flimsy for my liking.
- The measurements are not specified. I had to go on the US website to find them in the asked questions section.
Pro tip:
- Do not tighten any screws while installing the side railings/legs. Make sure all screws are perfectly aligned before tightening.
- Put down a blanket first, as it does scratch easily.
-You might go crazy thinking you're missing a screw (the black and gold ones) when trying to install the support bar for the drawer. You're not. It's one single cam screw (icy blue) that is different from the others. You just missed it lol.
Overall, I don't regret my purchase and I would actually recommend it to most people. For 158$ CAD, it's pretty darn good.
Good value for the money but be patient!
My kitchen is small and it felt like all my counter space was taken up by my microwave. I chose this cart after spending hours looking online at different models and reviews from , Ikea and Canadian Tire. This ticked all my boxes in terms of price, dimensions, aesthetics and convenience (free Prime delivery!). I'm a 26 year old not so handy woman, who's had some experience building Ikea furniture and I managed to put it together by myself. It did take me about 4 hours. I'm sure a handier person could do it in half the time. I figured I would give my two cents as there are only 6 reviews as I'm writing this (there's some more on the Us website). Bear with me as i'm not a native English speaker. Here we go. The good: - The unit is sturdy and good looking. - It's made of real wood and not MDF, so it can be sanded and painted to fit your decor. - The space between the shelves is wide and allows you to store a lot of different appliances easily (rice cooker, crock pot, stand mixer, you name it!) - The instructions are fairly easy to follow along. Just pay extra attention to the pictures. - It's tall enough to be used as extra counter space to eat or prep food and not just as a storage cart. - customer service: I contacted them about a few scratches and they promptly offered me a partial refund, since I had no interest in dragging it to the post office to send it back. - The casters are pretty smooth, the cart moves back and forth with little to no effort. The bad - Mine came with scratches along the legs, even though it felt like that box contained all the styrofoam in the world. (See pictures). Hopefully some black permanent marker will hide them. - The drawer is definitely where they took shortcuts: It's only about as wide as half the countertop. It's also not very deep. I was disappointed as I couldn't even fit a standard drawer organizer in there to store my utensils. Lots of wasted space. - Two small wooden dowels are what stop the drawer from sliding out too far and falling. It's a flimsy mechanism. - The corners of the wood top scratch easily. I've accidentally made scratches with my nails already. The top would do well with some sort of varnish/top coat. - The casters don't lock in place, so you need to have the cart against a wall. - The screws: With one hand you have to go under with a screwdriver to keep the little lock mechanism from moving inside the hole, while simultaneously using the key provided to tighten the screw with your other hand. Not the easiest thing to do. - The towel holder is a bit flimsy for my liking. - The measurements are not specified. I had to go on the US website to find them in the asked questions section. Pro tip: - Do not tighten any screws while installing the side railings/legs. Make sure all screws are perfectly aligned before tightening. - Put down a blanket first, as it does scratch easily. -You might go crazy thinking you're missing a screw (the black and gold ones) when trying to install the support bar for the drawer. You're not. It's one single cam screw (icy blue) that is different from the others. You just missed it lol. Overall, I don't regret my purchase and I would actually recommend it to most people. For 158$ CAD, it's pretty darn good.