Almost perfect. We re-worked the useless pull-out cup holder drawer.
We bought this table knowing that the pull-out cup holder was likely worthless. It truly is worthless - after pulling it out, the cups are too far forward to reach easily without leaning forward every time. The recessed space for a remote is too shallow to hold anything more than a slim note pad - no remote will fit there, not even a pencil.
We studied the pull-out from several angles and decided that removing it out and re-positioning the rails was truly the best solution. It took a minute or two to figure out how to pull it out - there is a thin, black plastic lever inside each rail - one goes up, one goes down - to pull the drawer out. While hubby was sanding down the sides of the drawer and re-positioning the rails, I sprayed a clear coat on the exterior to protect the finish and edges (suggested by another reviewer.)
Now the re-worked drawer has room to set a cup in the front (if we truly want to do that) and there is ample room behind that for a couple of remotes, a small notepad, pen, and my all-important chapstick and nail file. If you aren't handy and still want to re-work this space, you can create a cubby by removing the drawer and then gluing the included interior shelf to the underside of the rail brackets. Use a quality glue such as Gorilla glue and make sure the shelf is pushed up firmly while the glue thoroughly dries. It isn't as professional looking, but still makes use of otherwise lost space; this was our plan B if we couldn't get the rails re-positioned.
The magazine holder space in the back is great for containing multiple cords. I ran a good power strip to the end table and placed it vertically in the recessed back area. I plugged the table, two power lift chairs, a floor lamp, and the house phone base into the power strip. I coiled up all the cords individually and used black twist ties and zip ties to contain them. They all stacked vertically and were held into place by the horizontal rail that runs in front of the opening.
If the manufacturer is monitoring these reviews, I hope that they take note and re-work the pull-out drawer to be a functional storage area - cup holding spots can still be put inside a functional drawer if that is truly all-important
Almost perfect. We re-worked the useless pull-out cup holder drawer.
We bought this table knowing that the pull-out cup holder was likely worthless. It truly is worthless - after pulling it out, the cups are too far forward to reach easily without leaning forward every time. The recessed space for a remote is too shallow to hold anything more than a slim note pad - no remote will fit there, not even a pencil. We studied the pull-out from several angles and decided that removing it out and re-positioning the rails was truly the best solution. It took a minute or two to figure out how to pull it out - there is a thin, black plastic lever inside each rail - one goes up, one goes down - to pull the drawer out. While hubby was sanding down the sides of the drawer and re-positioning the rails, I sprayed a clear coat on the exterior to protect the finish and edges (suggested by another reviewer.) Now the re-worked drawer has room to set a cup in the front (if we truly want to do that) and there is ample room behind that for a couple of remotes, a small notepad, pen, and my all-important chapstick and nail file. If you aren't handy and still want to re-work this space, you can create a cubby by removing the drawer and then gluing the included interior shelf to the underside of the rail brackets. Use a quality glue such as Gorilla glue and make sure the shelf is pushed up firmly while the glue thoroughly dries. It isn't as professional looking, but still makes use of otherwise lost space; this was our plan B if we couldn't get the rails re-positioned. The magazine holder space in the back is great for containing multiple cords. I ran a good power strip to the end table and placed it vertically in the recessed back area. I plugged the table, two power lift chairs, a floor lamp, and the house phone base into the power strip. I coiled up all the cords individually and used black twist ties and zip ties to contain them. They all stacked vertically and were held into place by the horizontal rail that runs in front of the opening. If the manufacturer is monitoring these reviews, I hope that they take note and re-work the pull-out drawer to be a functional storage area - cup holding spots can still be put inside a functional drawer if that is truly all-important