Summary:
Although our box was quite damaged upon delivery, the packing on the inside was sound and nothing was broken. That was impressive to me, especially considering there were a lot more glass pieces than I realized from looking at the pics on . There was one piece of particle board on the back that didnt quite slide in just right and caused us a bit of a headache, but other than that, all the holes lined up as they should, all parts were included with a few extra, and the doors and drawers ended up generally straight without too much messing around. There werent any noticeable scrapes or dings to the wood pieces and the piece fit into the room exactly how we needed it, so we were satisfied with this purchase.
More Details:
Be prepared to spend a long time on this piece putting it together. I spent probably 2 hours just myself working on putting it together and another 2 hours with my husband. Its not a lot of manual labor (Im 7 mos pregnant and managed all the big pieces on my own), just a lot of pieces and steps.
There are no words in the instructions, just pictures, and with the exception of one step (two pieces when building the drawers were switched, but we were able to figure it out), the instructions seemed accurate and clear enough.
Theres a lot more glass than I saw from the picture. The shelves on the inside are also made of glass (in addition to the cupboards). I think I would have preferred wood shelves vs. glass as Im using this for storage in an office, not really a curio cabinet.
All in, it looks nice, happy nothing was damaged. Fits the space well. Wish it hadnt been $300 for the amount of work we put in. We may have been able to find something similar already assembled at a furniture store for same price.
A Million Little Pieces - But it Looks Nice
Summary: Although our box was quite damaged upon delivery, the packing on the inside was sound and nothing was broken. That was impressive to me, especially considering there were a lot more glass pieces than I realized from looking at the pics on . There was one piece of particle board on the back that didnt quite slide in just right and caused us a bit of a headache, but other than that, all the holes lined up as they should, all parts were included with a few extra, and the doors and drawers ended up generally straight without too much messing around. There werent any noticeable scrapes or dings to the wood pieces and the piece fit into the room exactly how we needed it, so we were satisfied with this purchase. More Details: Be prepared to spend a long time on this piece putting it together. I spent probably 2 hours just myself working on putting it together and another 2 hours with my husband. Its not a lot of manual labor (Im 7 mos pregnant and managed all the big pieces on my own), just a lot of pieces and steps. There are no words in the instructions, just pictures, and with the exception of one step (two pieces when building the drawers were switched, but we were able to figure it out), the instructions seemed accurate and clear enough. Theres a lot more glass than I saw from the picture. The shelves on the inside are also made of glass (in addition to the cupboards). I think I would have preferred wood shelves vs. glass as Im using this for storage in an office, not really a curio cabinet. All in, it looks nice, happy nothing was damaged. Fits the space well. Wish it hadnt been $300 for the amount of work we put in. We may have been able to find something similar already assembled at a furniture store for same price.