Love the way this piece looks, and it is really sturdy. I couldn't knock it down if I tried. There are A LOT of pieces and a lot of steps in the instruction booklet. One thing that's a bit confusing, and caused me a bit of grief when constructing is that the finished edges of a lot of the boards are on the rear of the unit rather than the front, meaning when you're building the particle board is exposed on the front until the very end of construction. There are no clear delineations in the instruction to say which side is finished or unfinished, and unfortunately I ended up with exposed particle board on the central horizontal piece rather than the rustic oak veneer because assembling that central shelf was step 2, but I didn't notice it was off until attaching it on step 16. Using shading to show the rough sides would make the instructions clearer, though If I could get my hands on some strips of a matching veneer it wouldn't be an issue.
Sturdy, looks great, Instructions need some work
Love the way this piece looks, and it is really sturdy. I couldn't knock it down if I tried. There are A LOT of pieces and a lot of steps in the instruction booklet. One thing that's a bit confusing, and caused me a bit of grief when constructing is that the finished edges of a lot of the boards are on the rear of the unit rather than the front, meaning when you're building the particle board is exposed on the front until the very end of construction. There are no clear delineations in the instruction to say which side is finished or unfinished, and unfortunately I ended up with exposed particle board on the central horizontal piece rather than the rustic oak veneer because assembling that central shelf was step 2, but I didn't notice it was off until attaching it on step 16. Using shading to show the rough sides would make the instructions clearer, though If I could get my hands on some strips of a matching veneer it wouldn't be an issue.