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Hard to complain for the price.
It's hard to complain too much for the price, it's veneer on MDF board. The boards themselves are not horrible but the hardware is. So do yourself a favor and toss it. There's a couple problems, but overall it's fine for nicknacks. First the holes for the screws are drilled as deep as the screws so it's very easy to strip them before they get tight. This is easy to fix if you use new screws that are another 1/4-1/2' longer so they have more bite. Since it's a veneer using wood glue to attempt to make it more secure doesn't work as the glue doesn't stick to the veneer. Also make sure you pay attention to the square pieces only one side has a veneer on it, so you want to make sure that's the side showing when assembling. The mounting hardware is pretty cheap, best to use some better in wall fasteners unless you get lucky in your corner and hit a stud on both sides. The other thing I would say is it's not tiny, but it's not nearly as big as the product photo would have you believe, anything larger than about 6" in any dimension is probably not going to fit.
I'd put this in the category of disposable functional furniture. It's very cheap, it looks pretty nice, and will probably last for years as long as you don't put anything really heavy on it or abuse it. However, I wouldn't expect it to survive a move or any abuse unless you disassembled it, and even then the MDF might not hold screws the second assembly. It's a nice piece for the $24, if it was $50 I'd say it was way overpriced.
November 2017 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase