The finished piece is beautiful and sturdy. Perfect for our attic studio apartment. Have a 32 and some accent lamps on top and the dvds on the shelves. Needed a dolly to get the box up to the 3rd floor. Read other reviews that said pre drilled holes were missing. At first glance I appeared to have a similar problem but discovered that the laminate finish went over them entirely and it was easy to push through (though they were difficult to locate. This thing has a lot of screws for flat pack furniture. As a millennial I am accustomed to putting items like this together so invested in a cordless drill years ago. I advise having one for assembly. Was able to get the whole thing together in under an hour. Would have been less but I was also parenting 2 toddlers and redirecting a curious cat. Was able to do the whole assembly by myself but getting the top piece on and aligned correctly was tricky and would have been easier with help. It wont last forever but it is a sturdy piece that should hold up for a few years with my kids.
Nice piece. Have a cordless drill handy.
The finished piece is beautiful and sturdy. Perfect for our attic studio apartment. Have a 32 and some accent lamps on top and the dvds on the shelves. Needed a dolly to get the box up to the 3rd floor. Read other reviews that said pre drilled holes were missing. At first glance I appeared to have a similar problem but discovered that the laminate finish went over them entirely and it was easy to push through (though they were difficult to locate. This thing has a lot of screws for flat pack furniture. As a millennial I am accustomed to putting items like this together so invested in a cordless drill years ago. I advise having one for assembly. Was able to get the whole thing together in under an hour. Would have been less but I was also parenting 2 toddlers and redirecting a curious cat. Was able to do the whole assembly by myself but getting the top piece on and aligned correctly was tricky and would have been easier with help. It wont last forever but it is a sturdy piece that should hold up for a few years with my kids.