4D Concepts Girl's Storage Bookcase, White Review

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(More customer reviews)Just looking at the bookcase in the stock picture, you can't help but love it. Pink and purple drawers with white shelves is a nice look, and it looks like it can hold quite a bit for the size. I made sure to read over the product details, something that's uncommon around here on Amazon, before I ordered it, but once I got to check this thing out after assembly, I ended up being a bit disappointed with what I got for my money. When the back of this thing cracks right down the middle during assembly, you start to wonder why the manufacturer didn't include a few replacement pieces.
Regarding the storage capabilities of this bookcase, the drawers are the best thing about it, even if they're made of canvas and cardboard. The three little ones hold all my daughter's socks, tights and other smaller clothes perfectly, and like the product details suggest, this would hold games, controllers and handhelds like the DS well too. The two big ones below are roomy and great for pants and pajamas, though they could hold a bunch of figures, dolls and smaller stuffed animals like mini plush Pokemon. It's up to you or your child. I really do like the color on these drawers, as the pink and purple look just like they do in the stock picture, not brighter or darker, and the handles are sturdy for what they are. You can remove the drawers if you want too- they're not fastened in the bookcase with bolts or anything. Also, the bookcase unit is fairly sturdy when you put it together. It doesn't wobble around when you bump into it, and it can hold a smaller tv on top without any worries of collapsing. You can put this thing together in less than 40 minutes.
As for the bookcase itself, it's one of the two big negatives about the product. If you need to know what size books will fit on it, and what won't, look no further than your standard Dr. Seuss book. If you want to put these in the bookcase standing up, they won't fit. Yes, the shelves are too short even for those nice-sized books. Little Golden books stand a chance, as to anything smaller than that, but things like the hardcover Eric Carle books and nearly anything by Maurice Sendak will have to be laid down. It'd be nice if the makers would've made these shelves a little taller since most people have books standing up. The other big problem is what I mentioned earlier- the backing. There is -NO- reason why it should be such a flimsy material. I'd send it back if it meant getting a different back to the bookcase and not another identical one.
Still, my daughter loves it, and I expect she'll be lining up all her animal, Gremlins, Pokemon and Ghostbusters toys on the book shelves if we go with something else for books. You could do a lot worse at this price, but you could also do a lot better for slightly more. I'll probably get something else in 2 years or so.

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Overdoor Shoe Rack Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this product and set it up only to be very dissappointed by the lack of clips to secure the shoe rack at the bottom of the door. I called the company and they sent me more clips, but they only worked for the top of rack. Shoes all fell off and were in a pile everytime I closed door. I packed it up and sent it back.

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Equipped with 12 slanted shelves, this over-the-door shoe rack can hold up to 36 pairs of shoes or shoeboxes with 3 pairs of shoes on each shelf. The unit's space-saving design works great in apartments, dorm rooms, or other places with limited space--no more piles of disorganized shoes on the floor of the closet or bulky freestanding units to deal with. Made from high-quality polymer plastic with aluminum rods, the shoe rack's durable build will stand up to years of use, and it assembles in seconds--simply lock the pieces together. A three-way mounting bracket comes included, allowing the unit to fit over any door or be permanently mounted to a door or wall, regardless of thickness. Made in the USA, the 36-pair shoe rack measures 7-3/8 by 21 by 71-3/8 inches.

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Legare 42-Inch-by-33-Inch Media Tower, Espresso Review

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(More customer reviews)This unit was simple to assembly, is beautifully constructed, and very sturdy. It is the perfect solution to hold our flat screen tv in the bedroom in a small alcove. A great storage solution for all of the components and DVDs, etc.

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TWEM-110 Features: 42" x 33" Media Tower in the espresso finish Amazingly simple 3 minute tool-free assembly Made from high quality 15mm composite wood Holds up to 36" wide flat screen or projection TV with removable shelves for storing larger size components Includes five shelves with four large bays for AV components Easy access wiring from back panel with concealed cable management Disassembles in seconds for convenient flat-pack storage or transport Modern curvilinear design ideally appeals to young, nomadic urban lifestyles Finish: Espresso Dimensions: 33"(W) x 20"(D) x 42"(H)

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Leslie Dame Glass Sliding 4 Door Multi-Media Storage Cabinet MS-1400 Dark Cherry Review

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(More customer reviews)My wife and I bought this for our large media collection and wanted something that we could grow into instead of having to buy multiple units down the road. This was not only appealing to the eyes, but extremely easy to assemble, and kudos to the manufacture for that. I will be suggesting this cabinet to friends or anyone else that needs one.
There are a few things to watch out for... The first thing would be the packaging. They put in the effort to package the wood in a box, and then they put another box around that to protect the initial box, but forgot to put Styrofoam in between the wood and the first box. This makes it very easy to cut right into the wood, damaging it if you aren't careful. Another detail to remember during assembly is when you put your upright sections and the braces together, have a second person there helping you. You can do it yourself, it's just is a little awkward and if you aren't careful the braces will probably bend and then break.
Other than the common sense things, this unit is sharp looking and just as practical.


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Double Width Barrister Tower (cherry & Black) By Prepac (cmb-0800) Review

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(More customer reviews)The tower went together in about an hour according to my husband. It's beautiful, and holds a ton of DVDs. It really improves the neatness of our game room, and is very heavy so it seems like it will be very sturdy.
If my husband keeps buying DVDs, we will be back for another one soon.

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Prepac Black Triple Barrister Media (DVD,CD,Games) Storage Rack Review

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(More customer reviews)The Prepac media rack seems to be mainly intended for storing a variety of types of media together (CDs, DVDs, BluRay discs) but I bought it for CD storage exclusively. My CD collection had outgrown the rack I'd been using for several years and after making do with boxes full of CDs in one corner of the house or another, I finally decided that the only way to enjoy my collection to its fullest was to have all of the CDs accessible on a proper rack.
The Prepac Triple Barrister was straightforward to assemble and is reasonably sturdy (although the assembly kit wisely includes extra materials to anchor the top of unit to the wall in case of an earthquake or other disaster.) The individual shelves are solid and do not bow due to the weight of the CDs, which is a problem I've seen in other racks, and the overall look is sleek and attractive.
However, when I first put the Prepac rack together I was in for a few surprises. My old rack had provided 10 rows of CD storage and was several inches narrower as well as a few inches shorter than the Prepac, yet when I'd finished building the Prepac and installed the rows of shelves I was dismayed to discover that I could only go as high as nine rows of CDs -- one less than my old rack. Yes, the Prepac was about seven inches taller than my old one, but I soon realized that the lack of a tenth row was due to the wider spacing between the rows as well as the addition of wood mouldings along the top. The mouldings blocked the upper third of what would could have been a tenth row of CDs, making it impossible to use that row to store anything.
This threw me off. The increase in net capacity that I'd wanted from buying a bigger rack seemed like it might be pretty much negated!
I soon realized, though, that to get back to ten rows of storage and actually accommodate more CDs than I had before, I could just remove the top mouldings. (They are purely decorative so removing them does not make the rack unstable.) This got me back to the same ten rows of storage as my old rack, which was not a net gain in that regard, but because the Prepac was also wider than my old rack I still was able to store another 350 or so CDs.
Other notes about the Prepac:
a) There are additional mouldings going up the front of the rack. Due to the way the unit is designed these cover the ends of the rows of shelves, to the point that if you fill each shelf completely from sidewall to sidewall then two or three CDs end up being hidden behind the mouldings at either end. This leads to an important decision, because if you want to actually be able to see all of the items on a particular shelf then you have to avoid placing them behind the mouldings, thereby sacrificing some of the unit's capacity. Since there are 30 individual shelves with two ends each, that amounts to at least 120 fewer CDs that can be stored! And since the vertical mouldings appear to add stability to the unit I felt that removing them would be a bad idea.
b) The underside of the large flat piece that crowns the unit is unfinished. This means that if you view the rack from a lower angle (like when you're seated on a couch in the same room) the unfinished brown wood is quite noticeable. The bottoms of the adjustable shelves are also unfinished. To take care of this I bought some eggshell-finish black acrylic paint at the hardware store and painted the underside of the top piece as well as the bottoms of the first three rows of adjustable shelves. (Once the remaining shelves are installed they are low enough on the unit that you rarely get a look at their undersides.)
c) The black finish used on the main frame of the Prepac is easily scratched since it appears to be black paper that's glued to the wood. The installation kit includes a black marker pen for touchups but the surface is a bit more delicate than I would have liked. Thankfully, the surfaces of the individual shelves are painted so their finish is more durable.
So, not a perfect media storage unit but for the price it is certainly good enough to earn four stars. Amazon's delivery gets five stars because they got it to me much sooner than expected.

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Oak Double Width Wall Multimedia Storage Tower for CD, DVD & VHS Review

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(More customer reviews)I was very pleased with the Storage Tower. It was easy to put together, and it turned out just what I needed to store my many DVD's in. I was happy with the way you could adjust the shelves in the cabinet. I wanted one that was divided in the middle so that the weight of the DVD's would not be as apt to make the shelves droop in the middle. It has not been long enough to know just how much it might droop in the future. It looks good and it matched my trimwork.
I believe it was well worth what I paid for it.

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Prepac Quad CD, Video, DVD Wall Storage Units - MA-1520 Review

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(More customer reviews)First of all, this is your typical fiberboard product with a flimsy cardboard backing. That said, I am very happy with this purchase. The visible areas of the tower are finished nicely and do not look cheap. I have over 600 movies and they fit just fine with a little room to spare for odd shaped media. The directions are okay but could use some more detail. Assembly took about two hours but I was going slow and took a couple beer breaks. The worst part of this assembly was trying to attach the backing without punching a nail through the finish...I failed. They supply a cover-up marker for damage to the finish so the end result looked pretty good in spite of my wayward hammer. I just needed a place to store my dvd`s. This tower fits great in my basement since it only sticks out about nine inches from the wall.

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Atlantic 38435617 Oskar Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased two of these Oskar media storage units last year and was very satisfied. I needed a third one for recent expansion, but Atlantic/Oskar has redesigned this unit without explanation and without improvement. The overall frame is the same: height, width and depth. While the total number of adjustable shelves are the same (30), the size and weight of the shelves have changed. In the units I bought last year, the shelves were were 1/2" thick and were 5.5 inches deep, the full depth of the shelving unit. The new shelves are only 3/8" thick and 4.5 inches deep. The old shelves weighed 14 oz, and new shelves weigh 8.5 oz, so the total package weight dropped by 10 pounds, which may have been the motivation for the redesign. The mounting holes have also shifted, so the shelves from the new and old units are not interchangeable.
What is the big deal you may ask? With a 5.5 in depth, DVDs sit completely on the shelf. With only 4.5 inches, the DVDs overhang by about half and inch. With a thinner profile (3/8"), the shelves are more likely to sag over time. The 1/2" shelves have shown no sign of sagging in the past year.
We did not see this design flaw until we put the media unit together. We plan on returning it to Amazon.


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Poundex 5-Tier Glass Top Media Shelf, Chocolate Review

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(More customer reviews)What it looks like right after assembling it in my house, ignore the cables. ;)

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Neatly display a range of AV components with this attractive media shelf from Poundex. For solo use or in conjunction with an entertainment center, the shelf unit offers five tiers of storage for DVD/BluRay players, video game systems, cable boxes, and more. Finished in a rich chocolate, the media shelf's frame and bottom shelf are crafted out of solid wood. The three middle shelves features 5mm clear tempered glass, while the top benefits from 8mm clear tempered glass construction. In the shelf's back bracket, preinstalled slots allow organized cable management. The media shelf requires home assembly and comes equipped with necessary hardware. Poundex offers a similar silver model of the shelf unit, as well as a matching TV stand. Assembled, the media shelf measures 23 inches wide by 19 inches deep by 40 inches high.

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