Absolutely horrible assembly and not worth the struggle.
I bought a house 2 years ago and since then I have purchased and assembled plenty of furniture. Had I known how difficult this bench was going to be to put together, theres absolutely no way I would have purchased it. Its beautiful, solid wood, but what a nightmare! Six hours I spent on this thing! Pre-drilled holes that are clearly in the wrong place. Tiny marks in the stain where there are supposed to be pre-drilled holes, but arent. Instructions that are so unclear at times (the very first page is wrong. Youre not attaching anything through guide holes on Back F). At the end of the instructions they tell you to screw on the magnets that keep the doors closed AFTER the doors are on the bench. So youre screwing tiny, sharp screws into pieces of wood (again where there are no pre-drilled holes) that are suspended in the air with nothing to lean against for support. If you are up for the challenge, I suggest looking through the instructions before you start and consider finding a more practical order to do things. Following this mess step by step meant turning it on its side and climbing in the cubby to see what had to be done.
For over $200, this should have either been preassembled or much better written instructions.
Absolutely horrible assembly and not worth the struggle.
I bought a house 2 years ago and since then I have purchased and assembled plenty of furniture. Had I known how difficult this bench was going to be to put together, theres absolutely no way I would have purchased it. Its beautiful, solid wood, but what a nightmare! Six hours I spent on this thing! Pre-drilled holes that are clearly in the wrong place. Tiny marks in the stain where there are supposed to be pre-drilled holes, but arent. Instructions that are so unclear at times (the very first page is wrong. Youre not attaching anything through guide holes on Back F). At the end of the instructions they tell you to screw on the magnets that keep the doors closed AFTER the doors are on the bench. So youre screwing tiny, sharp screws into pieces of wood (again where there are no pre-drilled holes) that are suspended in the air with nothing to lean against for support. If you are up for the challenge, I suggest looking through the instructions before you start and consider finding a more practical order to do things. Following this mess step by step meant turning it on its side and climbing in the cubby to see what had to be done. For over $200, this should have either been preassembled or much better written instructions.