If I was a more energetic person, I would have sent this back. I should have just gotten an Ikea cabinet. In the beginning steps of connecting the sides to the top, the wooden dowels went easily right through the side, one inward and one outward. The sides are very delicate--be careful to prioritize steering the wooden dowels into all of the holes correctly and delicately. To redo it, I had to hold onto the dowels while I was doing it--not doing that highly risks them going through the sides. There were no pre-drilled holes at the bottom of the back so I just had to force those screws in. The worst part is that the doors dont line up and that the one door keeps easily coming undone. This last one is a big issue because I got this cabinet for bathroom products, including nasal spray that has xylitol in it which is toxic to dogs, and now the door can come open on its own and if my dog gets up against it or gets a toy up against it it pops open. I cant imagine this cabinet holding up in a household with rambunctious kids. It did have a smell when it arrived, more of a chemical smell, but that dissipated after it had set out for some days. This is just day one so I will keep my fingers crossed the cabinet holds up in a very basic way.
Not Sturdy, Not Made Right
If I was a more energetic person, I would have sent this back. I should have just gotten an Ikea cabinet. In the beginning steps of connecting the sides to the top, the wooden dowels went easily right through the side, one inward and one outward. The sides are very delicate--be careful to prioritize steering the wooden dowels into all of the holes correctly and delicately. To redo it, I had to hold onto the dowels while I was doing it--not doing that highly risks them going through the sides. There were no pre-drilled holes at the bottom of the back so I just had to force those screws in. The worst part is that the doors dont line up and that the one door keeps easily coming undone. This last one is a big issue because I got this cabinet for bathroom products, including nasal spray that has xylitol in it which is toxic to dogs, and now the door can come open on its own and if my dog gets up against it or gets a toy up against it it pops open. I cant imagine this cabinet holding up in a household with rambunctious kids. It did have a smell when it arrived, more of a chemical smell, but that dissipated after it had set out for some days. This is just day one so I will keep my fingers crossed the cabinet holds up in a very basic way.