One problem.....when I assembled the hall tree, the system to attach the seat to the back of the hall tree is not sufficient to support the seat. The tension springs were so intense that it ripped the seat from the support, making attaching the seat impossible. I find that I now have to devise a method to attach the seat to the carcass and will NOT be attaching the spring assembly at all. The tear out now creates the need to abandon the current system and attach with a through-connection to the back of the hall tree, something I wish I did not have to do. Oh well. And it takes a great deal of patience to assemble. A bunch!
We've had this for almost a year now. It's pretty good quality and very cute. I was surprised how short it is but I've accessorized the top of it to make it look taller.
Having young children, I love that this organizes all the little shoes, coats, and jackets. I even put storage cubes on the top shelf for all those mittens, hats, gloves, blankets, and scarves that need homes. It's attractive furniture that has cleaned up our piles of clutter. The ONLY reason it didn't receive a 5-star rating from me, is that the bench lid looks crooked. We have tinkered with it and tried to re-adjust it but it will not straighten out. Big gap on one side, almost rubbing on the other side. (thankfully it still closes fine)
A job to put together! I was able to do it all myself in several hours (over the course of 2 days) and then my husband and I set it up and put the lid on the bench together.
Ordered for our guest room; storage for extra blankets, bench to sit upon and attractive. My husband has put together several of this type of product and this was by far the most difficult. Several of the "screws" didn't have threads which meant a trip to the hardware store. Plus the hinges to hold up the bench top are much too heavy and basically useless. Thus the 4 stars instead of 5. The finished items is delightful and perfect for the location.
We purchased this to be in our entrance hallway. We were disappointed that it was shorter than we expected but that is our fault for not properly looking at measurements.
The down side is that it was very complicated to be put together and we have some leftover pieces which we are not sure if they are extras or we missed to put them.
It does look nice and it does not look cheap. Overall, I like it.
This hall tree is beautiful and had stood up to abuse very well. Our 3-year old is able to lift the seat to put her shoes in, and the hinges don't let the seat slam back down. It's got enough room for several pairs of shoes in the bottom, and the compartments in the top are large enough to hold my purse on one side and all of my husband's stuff (wallet, watch, phone, several sets of keys, random stuff from the hardware store, etc). I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because it was difficult to put together and some of the pieces had to be "engineered" because the drill holes didn't match up very well. But very sturdy and nice looking.
I like the look of this piece, but I didn't read the dimensions very well. I expected this to be a lot taller than it is so watch the dimensions. It looks great put together and very functional also. My lifting seat bench is not on properly so it catches and squeaks every time I open/close it, so we are still trying to figure that out for the assembly
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Hall Tree Assembly Issue
One problem.....when I assembled the hall tree, the system to attach the seat to the back of the hall tree is not sufficient to support the seat. The tension springs were so intense that it ripped the seat from the support, making attaching the seat impossible. I find that I now have to devise a method to attach the seat to the carcass and will NOT be attaching the spring assembly at all. The tear out now creates the need to abandon the current system and attach with a through-connection to the back of the hall tree, something I wish I did not have to do. Oh well. And it takes a great deal of patience to assemble. A bunch!
Easy to put together
Easy to put together; but chest lid scrubbed on one side. I just trimmed with a coping saw and painted. No biggie. Looks really cute in our foyer
It's pretty good quality and very cute
We've had this for almost a year now. It's pretty good quality and very cute. I was surprised how short it is but I've accessorized the top of it to make it look taller.
Good organizer
Having young children, I love that this organizes all the little shoes, coats, and jackets. I even put storage cubes on the top shelf for all those mittens, hats, gloves, blankets, and scarves that need homes. It's attractive furniture that has cleaned up our piles of clutter. The ONLY reason it didn't receive a 5-star rating from me, is that the bench lid looks crooked. We have tinkered with it and tried to re-adjust it but it will not straighten out. Big gap on one side, almost rubbing on the other side. (thankfully it still closes fine) A job to put together! I was able to do it all myself in several hours (over the course of 2 days) and then my husband and I set it up and put the lid on the bench together.
Attractive, useful piecer
Ordered for our guest room; storage for extra blankets, bench to sit upon and attractive. My husband has put together several of this type of product and this was by far the most difficult. Several of the "screws" didn't have threads which meant a trip to the hardware store. Plus the hinges to hold up the bench top are much too heavy and basically useless. Thus the 4 stars instead of 5. The finished items is delightful and perfect for the location.
We were disappointed that it was shorter than we expected but that ...
We purchased this to be in our entrance hallway. We were disappointed that it was shorter than we expected but that is our fault for not properly looking at measurements. The down side is that it was very complicated to be put together and we have some leftover pieces which we are not sure if they are extras or we missed to put them. It does look nice and it does not look cheap. Overall, I like it.
Four Stars
Very diff icult to put together but like it
Four Stars
good has expected
Sturdy and Nice Looking Furniture
This hall tree is beautiful and had stood up to abuse very well. Our 3-year old is able to lift the seat to put her shoes in, and the hinges don't let the seat slam back down. It's got enough room for several pairs of shoes in the bottom, and the compartments in the top are large enough to hold my purse on one side and all of my husband's stuff (wallet, watch, phone, several sets of keys, random stuff from the hardware store, etc). I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because it was difficult to put together and some of the pieces had to be "engineered" because the drill holes didn't match up very well. But very sturdy and nice looking.
looks good, but...
I like the look of this piece, but I didn't read the dimensions very well. I expected this to be a lot taller than it is so watch the dimensions. It looks great put together and very functional also. My lifting seat bench is not on properly so it catches and squeaks every time I open/close it, so we are still trying to figure that out for the assembly
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