After the umpteenth time of taking a sharpie to this center to cover up scratches, I was wondering why the heck I hadnt warned anybody about this TV center yet. First of all, I would have never picked this TV center but the husband loved it and surprised me with it. Lovely. I put the entire thing together by myself except for turning it over, my husband helped there. It was very easy and I did it while an infant climbed all over me. Fast forward a few months, everyone thinks it looks great, it holds our tv, our phone, and some decor. I start noticing scratches on the front edges. I grab a sharpie and go over EVERY edge on the front of the center. I now do cover ups every other month or so...feeling super classy as I do so. (Touch up with sharpie then run my finger over it to matte it.) We have had a few drops of water on it before...yeah those never go away. It does hold all our DVDs and etc very well. I straighten the doors every once in awhile. All in all I feel this is definitely not worth $250-more like $150. The nicest part of this laminate and particle board center are the metal features, which I admit, look great. Stick it in your rec room/basement and my header says it all really.
Get it cheaper, never touch it. Youll be good.
After the umpteenth time of taking a sharpie to this center to cover up scratches, I was wondering why the heck I hadnt warned anybody about this TV center yet. First of all, I would have never picked this TV center but the husband loved it and surprised me with it. Lovely. I put the entire thing together by myself except for turning it over, my husband helped there. It was very easy and I did it while an infant climbed all over me. Fast forward a few months, everyone thinks it looks great, it holds our tv, our phone, and some decor. I start noticing scratches on the front edges. I grab a sharpie and go over EVERY edge on the front of the center. I now do cover ups every other month or so...feeling super classy as I do so. (Touch up with sharpie then run my finger over it to matte it.) We have had a few drops of water on it before...yeah those never go away. It does hold all our DVDs and etc very well. I straighten the doors every once in awhile. All in all I feel this is definitely not worth $250-more like $150. The nicest part of this laminate and particle board center are the metal features, which I admit, look great. Stick it in your rec room/basement and my header says it all really.