After careful measuring, I ordered this piece for underneath my kitchen window. Its fits perfectly and looks good. The storage is useful for the kitchen, and I put plants on top. Assembly is required, so I had someone assemble it for me and paid a bit extra, but it was worth it.
The bench looks nice and is great for keeping shoes and boots picked up off the floor but unless you are a small child it is not sturdy enough to sit on while taking on and off your shoes.
This isnt top quality furniture, but I didnt expect it to be. It is better than I expected it to be. Its well designed, well finished, and engineered to assembly very solidly. A sturdy piece of furniture, as I should be for something we are on and off all the time. As other reviewers stated, the baskets arent really big enough for my size 11 shoes. So, I put mine on the shelf and my wife gets the baskets. It works very well.
Recommended.
Workmanship is ok, not great. I had to redrill one of the holes because the screw got stripped as I didnt follow the directions exactly and tried to put the cross-piece on without gravity to help. Other than that, it was easy to assemble, looks good in my living room and holds a fair amount of shoes after I put in shelves.
We bought this bench to help organize a small entry way. Works perfectly. Was worried about the quality considering the reasonable price, but was pleasantly surprised - love this bench. Easy to put together.
The bench is good quality and has a nice rich color. The only reason I wouldnt give it five stars is because the hard surface and straight angles have left me needing to purchase a cushion to put on top of it, so that it is more inviting.
First a great price to begin with, and very easy assembly. Finish is very nice, deep walnut look.No blemishes. Only took about 30 minutes to assemble. Great packaging, no damage during shipment. Baskets are sort of cheap feeling, but, the quality of the bench makes up for it, Id rather have a better bench and cheap baskets than the other way around. Although meant to sit on to remove shoes, if youre a huge adult, itll hold you, but why push it. For kids, its fine. Very good size too,,,,for the price and value. Id order again.
Purchased this after reading a number of reviews about the difficulty assembling it. Sure enough, assembly was a frustrating experience. The supplied dowels were 3/8 in diameter while the pre-drilled holes were 5/8 in diameter.
Assembly is difficult and it definitely requires two people to assemble, but the finished product looks nice.
For the price point of $135 it is worth it even with the assembly frustration.
When I later told my employee that the bench is supposed to support up to 400lbs, he laughed sarcastically. He said it didnt feel that sturdy and he would guess 200lb capacity max.
We will see
I expected better than I got, but the bench isnt all bad. Assembly was less intuitive than it should have been. The bench is not as sturdy as it might look.
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Good storage in kitchen
After careful measuring, I ordered this piece for underneath my kitchen window. Its fits perfectly and looks good. The storage is useful for the kitchen, and I put plants on top. Assembly is required, so I had someone assemble it for me and paid a bit extra, but it was worth it.
It works to store shoes but not as a bench
The bench looks nice and is great for keeping shoes and boots picked up off the floor but unless you are a small child it is not sturdy enough to sit on while taking on and off your shoes.
As described and very sturdy
This isnt top quality furniture, but I didnt expect it to be. It is better than I expected it to be. Its well designed, well finished, and engineered to assembly very solidly. A sturdy piece of furniture, as I should be for something we are on and off all the time. As other reviewers stated, the baskets arent really big enough for my size 11 shoes. So, I put mine on the shelf and my wife gets the baskets. It works very well. Recommended.
Wood Bench
I received this item and have not put together yet. Weight is quite heavy so I am hopeful that product will match the review.
Looks ok, not great
Workmanship is ok, not great. I had to redrill one of the holes because the screw got stripped as I didnt follow the directions exactly and tried to put the cross-piece on without gravity to help. Other than that, it was easy to assemble, looks good in my living room and holds a fair amount of shoes after I put in shelves.
Good for the money!
We bought this bench to help organize a small entry way. Works perfectly. Was worried about the quality considering the reasonable price, but was pleasantly surprised - love this bench. Easy to put together.
Cute little bench
The bench is good quality and has a nice rich color. The only reason I wouldnt give it five stars is because the hard surface and straight angles have left me needing to purchase a cushion to put on top of it, so that it is more inviting.
Very nice,great price, good quality.
First a great price to begin with, and very easy assembly. Finish is very nice, deep walnut look.No blemishes. Only took about 30 minutes to assemble. Great packaging, no damage during shipment. Baskets are sort of cheap feeling, but, the quality of the bench makes up for it, Id rather have a better bench and cheap baskets than the other way around. Although meant to sit on to remove shoes, if youre a huge adult, itll hold you, but why push it. For kids, its fine. Very good size too,,,,for the price and value. Id order again.
Value for the money as long as you are handy
Purchased this after reading a number of reviews about the difficulty assembling it. Sure enough, assembly was a frustrating experience. The supplied dowels were 3/8 in diameter while the pre-drilled holes were 5/8 in diameter. Assembly is difficult and it definitely requires two people to assemble, but the finished product looks nice. For the price point of $135 it is worth it even with the assembly frustration. When I later told my employee that the bench is supposed to support up to 400lbs, he laughed sarcastically. He said it didnt feel that sturdy and he would guess 200lb capacity max. We will see
Not bad for the price
I expected better than I got, but the bench isnt all bad. Assembly was less intuitive than it should have been. The bench is not as sturdy as it might look.
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