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★★★★★
Absolutely love this space saver!
Okay first off - I read the reviews with 1 star and I'm not trying to offend anyone but I do have to say that I'm wondering how good those people are at following directions and just putting together furniture in general. I (as the title states) Absolutely LOVE this piece! Its super cute in my bathroom and soo convenient. I love the two smaller shelves - I put a cute perfume bottle on each shelf so that its decorative but also a great place to store them. I liked this space saver as opposed to some other ones I saw on amazon because it had a Cabinet to put less sightly bathroom items, and also a bottom shelf to put everyday things. I do want to point some things out though that I feel people might want to consider: 1) It definitely says in the instructions that you should have at least two people putting this together. I did not follow this advice and while trying to stand the unit upright almost managed to break one of the boards - this is what happens when something top heavy and you try to move it from horizontal to vertical so please, heed their advice. I'm sure you can find 1 other person in the world to help you at least set the darn thing upright, or even just assist in general. 2) Also obviously you should take your time when building this (anything) and make sure that you're putting in the screws and such *straight* because this WILL affect the finished product. Patience is a virtue. I know at least one person had mentioned that the finished product was uneven - I'm pretty sure that that person either put in a screw lopsided or tightened one side more than the other. A firm and steady hand will work wonders when assembling this little beauty. 3) A few people complained that the unit is "flimsy". Again, I'm going to ask that you all think about what happens when you have something heavy on the top but light on the bottom. You wanted an *over* the toilet storage unit, the unfortunate truth of the matter is that when something has more weight on top and less weight on the bottom the center of gravity is higher.Think about the gym rat who only ever does arm day - don't ya just want to side sweep him and knock him down? Same concept. However, lo and behold! The manufacturers gave us a solution to this problem ANCHOR IT TO THE WALL. Which I didn't do, but I'm also not complaining about it. I have no rambunctious children or running animals in my house, so I figured this isn't a problem. (I ordered this a month ago and the unit has yet to fall over on me whilst doing my business - I'll keep you all updated if anything changes!) 4) Okay guys last one, I promise! In some crazy stroke of dumb luck instead of fastening the magnetic piece to the unit when the directions said to I decided to wait to do that part until after I had fixed the door on. Turned out that the magnetic piece actually needed to be lower to hit the metal plate that keeps the door shut. A washer or spacer would have come in handy but alas! I did not have one of either - so I went ahead and cut out a piece of cardboard from the packaging and used it instead and you can't even tell! I don't know if this was just mine but might be a good idea to wait on fastening that little piece. Well, hope this review is helpful! Happy home making!!
May 2014 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase
the product in question
Sauder Caraway Etagere, L: 23.31" x W: 7.44" x H: 68.07", (Soft White finish)
4.3★ · 4,329 ratings, as of 2023
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