Aristo 2-door Tall Cabinet

I do a lot of reading in my bedroom and wanted a piece of furniture to store books as well as porcelain pieces and a few collectables. The Aristo tall cabinet fit the bill. It matched the other Aristo pieces I bought for my bedroom, so it was perfect. And it looks great! The glass doors and shelves are a nice touch, too. Everything is extremely well-packed and arrived in perfect condition. In addition, the workmanship and quality is impressive. The pieces are very sturdy and solid. My brother-in-law put it together for me. He's a tool and dye maker, and carpentry is a hobby. He could not stop raving about the quality and ease of assembly. In fact, it took less time to assemble the cabinet than the 4-drawer dresser, but it still took over an hour after we counted and laid out all the pieces. One strong suggestion--read assembly instructions carefully and be sure you match the pieces correctly. Once or twice during the assembly process we noticed that a shelf or piece of hardware was mislabled. However, if you're paying attention, the errors are easy to spot before you make any serious mistakes. All in all, I have no hesitation recommending this product.

Loved the look of these cabinets, and the versatility of the glass doors and drawers. Love the color and the feel of the wood, too. The assembly was relatively easy for my husband and myself, but we are experienced in putting stuff together. The only con of the finish is that the staining is too superficial, and when the wood gets a little scratched it really shows. The backing is also a little flimsy. My biggest issue with these cabinets is that I bought them to use as bookcases, with pretty much nothing else on the shelves but lots of books, meaning full shelves of books. When we got them it turned out that the INTERIOR SHELVES are made of GLASS. This was (and still is) entirely lacking in the item description, and the images are not clear enough to show it if you are assuming they are made of wood. In addition, the weight limit on the shelves is lacking anywhere on the packaging or the assembly instructions - which is quite unusual for shelving, since we've purchased all kinds of shelves before and they all indicated how much weight the shelves can bear. I contacted Overstock to find out the limit on these shelves, and they were not helpful about it, but after pushing to at least find out whether they are made of tempered glass, they did come back and confirmed that they indeed are made of tempered glass. So, estimating the weight limit, I loaded the books onto the shelves - though I put the big and heavy ones on the wooden bottom shelf - and they are holding up. We've had them for a couple of months now, and they are still holding up. I might get some thicker tempered glass shelves in the long run, though - these are just a little bit on the thin end. I would be worried about loading heavy items on them - pottery, sculptures, crystal, etc.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Good representation
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Nice quality
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? The description of the inside shelving was lacking

We didn't think we could really find the perfect piece of furniture for what we needed, but this was exactly what we were hoping to find in the right color, right size and great quality! We liked it so much, we order the lingerie dresser and the night stands to match.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? The color was exactly as shown on site
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Solid wood, well made, quality piece that would have cost much more at a furniture store
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? The description on the site was completely accurate

This is a case where my vision of what I wanted coincided with what I got. Assembly was relatively easy. I did it without assistance.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Spot on
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. As advertised; hardwood in all the major members, matching veneer panels, robust connectors and hardware.