This item arrived free of damage and as advertised. True to color. Its a nice espresso finish, with consistent finish. The knobs are decent. Everything was included and all the holes lined up correctly. I have put together a lot of furniture, and consider myself fairly handy. Normally I just glance at instructions and begin assembling. Do yourself a favor and lay all of the pieces out as you go through the instructions and put blue tape on the pieces as you lay them out with the letter. It will save you from having to flip back through the manual incessantly. The cheesy Allen tool that you have to use is the most frustrating part of the assembly. Do yourself another HUGE favor and donʻt get the drill out like I did. You will strip the cheap screws in two seconds and you will have to spend time removing the stripped screw. Luckily someone at the company must realize that people are impatient and want to do this because they included an extra screw. So turn on some music, use the cheesy Allen tool provided and slowly install each screw painstakingly slow. Think of that scene in the Shawshank Redemption where the narrator is speaking about time and pressure creating slow, constant change and how the main character carved an entire chess set out of stone over time.and you wonʻt feel so bad. Overall, the cart is a decent little cart. Feels a little flimsy on the side panels, but thatʻs what you get for the price. I am going to use if for a coffee station in my kitchen. I am not wild about the top because it will not be water durable over time, so I plan to swap out the top with a piece of butcher block. That will bring it up to my counter height as well.
This is a decent little cart
This item arrived free of damage and as advertised. True to color. Its a nice espresso finish, with consistent finish. The knobs are decent. Everything was included and all the holes lined up correctly. I have put together a lot of furniture, and consider myself fairly handy. Normally I just glance at instructions and begin assembling. Do yourself a favor and lay all of the pieces out as you go through the instructions and put blue tape on the pieces as you lay them out with the letter. It will save you from having to flip back through the manual incessantly. The cheesy Allen tool that you have to use is the most frustrating part of the assembly. Do yourself another HUGE favor and donʻt get the drill out like I did. You will strip the cheap screws in two seconds and you will have to spend time removing the stripped screw. Luckily someone at the company must realize that people are impatient and want to do this because they included an extra screw. So turn on some music, use the cheesy Allen tool provided and slowly install each screw painstakingly slow. Think of that scene in the Shawshank Redemption where the narrator is speaking about time and pressure creating slow, constant change and how the main character carved an entire chess set out of stone over time.and you wonʻt feel so bad. Overall, the cart is a decent little cart. Feels a little flimsy on the side panels, but thatʻs what you get for the price. I am going to use if for a coffee station in my kitchen. I am not wild about the top because it will not be water durable over time, so I plan to swap out the top with a piece of butcher block. That will bring it up to my counter height as well.