Overall its not terrible and itll do what I need it to do but I definitely would not purchase it again, which is annoying. I spent days debating between a few pieces of similar price/purpose and I went with this one because I liked the look of it. It was probably top 5 most frustrating pieces of furniture Ive ever assembled. Way more annoying than furniture.
The directions are only pictures. Thats not so bad but there were moments where it was a little confusing. There was a point where I thought I didnt have the screws for the door knobs because they were labeled f and the f sticker was on a different bag of screws but they were in the bag with the knobs, which makes sense so Im not sure why the f sticker was somewhere else entirely.
The main issue is there were points where the pre-made holes did not line up with the thing you were supposed to be inserting so it took some work to get it to line up. I had to completely make new holes for one of the hinges on the door.
It does not feel sturdy. Everything is in place and screwed in as tight as possible and it still wiggles. Thats not great because my goal is to put some china in it and I dont want to worry its going to collapse.
When I screwed in the little metal pieces on the doors so they would latch the melamine split at the top. I didnt even screw them in all the way. It didnt ruin it, you cant see it when its closed, but pretty annoying considering it wasnt that cheap of a product.
The protective plastic covering the plexiglass doors was stuck inside the door so it was impossible to get out cleanly. It didnt even seem necessary.
It had a very bad chemical smell when you opened the box. The piece itself doesnt smell so much now but just beware that its strong at first.
It said 2 person job but I did it by myself for the most part but I did need help trying to get some of the screws in place where they werent lining up correctly with the connecting parts. Great choice!
Its ok but it was a pain to assemble
Overall its not terrible and itll do what I need it to do but I definitely would not purchase it again, which is annoying. I spent days debating between a few pieces of similar price/purpose and I went with this one because I liked the look of it. It was probably top 5 most frustrating pieces of furniture Ive ever assembled. Way more annoying than furniture. The directions are only pictures. Thats not so bad but there were moments where it was a little confusing. There was a point where I thought I didnt have the screws for the door knobs because they were labeled f and the f sticker was on a different bag of screws but they were in the bag with the knobs, which makes sense so Im not sure why the f sticker was somewhere else entirely. The main issue is there were points where the pre-made holes did not line up with the thing you were supposed to be inserting so it took some work to get it to line up. I had to completely make new holes for one of the hinges on the door. It does not feel sturdy. Everything is in place and screwed in as tight as possible and it still wiggles. Thats not great because my goal is to put some china in it and I dont want to worry its going to collapse. When I screwed in the little metal pieces on the doors so they would latch the melamine split at the top. I didnt even screw them in all the way. It didnt ruin it, you cant see it when its closed, but pretty annoying considering it wasnt that cheap of a product. The protective plastic covering the plexiglass doors was stuck inside the door so it was impossible to get out cleanly. It didnt even seem necessary. It had a very bad chemical smell when you opened the box. The piece itself doesnt smell so much now but just beware that its strong at first. It said 2 person job but I did it by myself for the most part but I did need help trying to get some of the screws in place where they werent lining up correctly with the connecting parts. Great choice!