Some of these reviews are incredibly daunting, and understandably so. I would rather have a root canal than assemble another one of these. It took me four hours to put it together, realized I messed up, and then another two hours for my boyfriend to fix it, and another hour to finish the drawers. Its a whole project. Even being experienced in building furniture from scratch didnt help me much here— some of the wood was warped, the recommendation to not use a power drill, etc. On one of the legs, the hole was drilled at an angle and I spent almost 45 minutes of the aforementioned time trying to fit it in, and by the end the screw was stripped. My hands are still red and raw from that part the next day. There were some scratches as well, but theyre on the inside and cant be seen so I dont mind.
Now, that being said, I still recommend this dresser, as long as you have someone to help you and a nice steady hand (to use a power drill to make your life easier). It obviously doesnt look like a fancy expensive dresser, and I do wish the lines on the top drawers were more pronounced, but thats the point— “balling on a budget”. Im not willing to spend 2-3x the amount of money on a higher quality one right now, and this absolutely does the job of a quality knock-off. If you dont have patience, if you expect expensive quality for 1/3 the price, this is not for you. Otherwise, its like giving birth— its painful and incredibly annoying for a couple of hours, but then you feel relief (knowing youre done) and youre left with this pretty cool thing.
Awful to set up, pretty good result
Some of these reviews are incredibly daunting, and understandably so. I would rather have a root canal than assemble another one of these. It took me four hours to put it together, realized I messed up, and then another two hours for my boyfriend to fix it, and another hour to finish the drawers. Its a whole project. Even being experienced in building furniture from scratch didnt help me much here— some of the wood was warped, the recommendation to not use a power drill, etc. On one of the legs, the hole was drilled at an angle and I spent almost 45 minutes of the aforementioned time trying to fit it in, and by the end the screw was stripped. My hands are still red and raw from that part the next day. There were some scratches as well, but theyre on the inside and cant be seen so I dont mind. Now, that being said, I still recommend this dresser, as long as you have someone to help you and a nice steady hand (to use a power drill to make your life easier). It obviously doesnt look like a fancy expensive dresser, and I do wish the lines on the top drawers were more pronounced, but thats the point— “balling on a budget”. Im not willing to spend 2-3x the amount of money on a higher quality one right now, and this absolutely does the job of a quality knock-off. If you dont have patience, if you expect expensive quality for 1/3 the price, this is not for you. Otherwise, its like giving birth— its painful and incredibly annoying for a couple of hours, but then you feel relief (knowing youre done) and youre left with this pretty cool thing.