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(More customer reviews)We ordered this product from an Amazon partner reseller, it arrived yesterday, and we put it together last night. It's a very nice TV cabinet, and fits exactly into the corner of our living room. All in all, we're really quite delighted.
If you're considering this TV cabinet, you might want to bear a few things in mind:
First, the color in the photo is misleading. The product is much darker than the photo suggests--I would call it "dark walnut". Whatever the name, it is much darker than the photo shows.
Second, be prepared for a heavy box. This is a large piece of furniture, made of Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF -- "particle board" to you). Which means that the delivery driver will appear at your door with a very large, very heavy box. If you're taking this up a flight of stairs, be sure to have a friend to help with the lifting.
Third, this is a fairly complicated project. If you have assembled bookcases or computer desks this won't be a big deal--but if you have never done a project like this before, I would not start with this one. While most parts are labeled, and the directions are (for the most part) quite detailed, no furniture kit is perfect: in particular, this kit did not have the drawer glide parts labeled, and the directions did not specify how to orient the drawer glides on the (unlabeled) MDF parts to which they belonged. Some intense study of the diagram solved the problem--but this could have been done much better.
Fourth, go buy some tools. The directions tell you that you need a hammer and a #2 Philips screwdriver. You need more: you'll need both a #1 and a #2 Philips screwdriver, a hammer, and I recommend getting a hard rubber mallet. This is an inexpensive MDF kit--the screws are made cheaply, and strip easily. You will be much happier if you have spent twenty bucks on a pair of really good Philips screwdrivers before you start this project. I also suggest the rubber mallet because there are a couple of places where you have to "persuade" pieces of MDF to fit into grooves--a rubber mallet is less likely to damage the MDF.
Fifth, do this by hand--do NOT reach for your favorite power tools. This is inexpensive MDF, and cheap hardware--it is extremely easy to strip screws or chew up the MDF with just a teensy bit of Heavy Duty Power (grunt, grunt). Reward yourself with two really, really comfortable Philips screwdrivers, as I wrote above, and leave the cordless drill/driver in your tool cupboard.
Sixth, clear off the dining room table, or find some other similar workspace. This project requires a lot of assembly and tightening of screws--it will go much, much easier on your back, knees, and general attitude if you're working at workbench height.
The end result is a very nice project--we're very happy with the results, and think we have an excellent value for the money we paid.
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