If you are planning on buying this its great but a few words of wisdom.
Okay so Ive read all of the reviews and I provided feedback directly to Kidcraft manufacturing. I bought this desk for my daughter and she loves it. After reading the reviews I made two engineering changes and learned a valuable piece of information I need to share youll be happy with this product.
First many of the negative reviews were about the chair falling apart. I see why this can happen. When assembling the chair seat to the back leg assembly you will s to long ss connecting the two pieces. Ive included two pictures. There is still a space by design between the back leg assembly and the chair top. If you tighten too much you can break the wood horizontal support on the chair top assembly. An easy way to prevent that is to add 1/4 thick grommets or washers between the gap. You could also use a wood shim but its not as nice. This way when you tighten the ss you dont over stress the wood support. Do this and your chair will be solid and will not break apart. I also use wood glue when assembling the pieces.
The second piece of important information is when assembling the ss referred to by the letter T. These are the ss that connect the table top to the base. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. if you do youll hear a crack as the s snaps through the surface laminate and you will have 6 bumps on the tabletop. What I would do is put an adhesive like locktite on the s threads and hand tighten the ss into the desktop. So so so important, trust me. This will keep the ss tight while not destroying the table top.
I hope this helps and I think youll be happy overall with the desk.
If you are planning on buying this its great but a few words of wisdom.
Okay so Ive read all of the reviews and I provided feedback directly to Kidcraft manufacturing. I bought this desk for my daughter and she loves it. After reading the reviews I made two engineering changes and learned a valuable piece of information I need to share youll be happy with this product. First many of the negative reviews were about the chair falling apart. I see why this can happen. When assembling the chair seat to the back leg assembly you will s to long ss connecting the two pieces. Ive included two pictures. There is still a space by design between the back leg assembly and the chair top. If you tighten too much you can break the wood horizontal support on the chair top assembly. An easy way to prevent that is to add 1/4 thick grommets or washers between the gap. You could also use a wood shim but its not as nice. This way when you tighten the ss you dont over stress the wood support. Do this and your chair will be solid and will not break apart. I also use wood glue when assembling the pieces. The second piece of important information is when assembling the ss referred to by the letter T. These are the ss that connect the table top to the base. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. if you do youll hear a crack as the s snaps through the surface laminate and you will have 6 bumps on the tabletop. What I would do is put an adhesive like locktite on the s threads and hand tighten the ss into the desktop. So so so important, trust me. This will keep the ss tight while not destroying the table top. I hope this helps and I think youll be happy overall with the desk.