We are very pleased with our purchase. As assemble-your-own furniture goes, this is definitely solid enough so you can feel confident placing your TV and speakers on it. We were very surprised to realize that this is actually three identical pieces of furniture. One is on its side (for the TV to be placed on). We wanted the two flanking shelves to be symmetrical, so one of the flanking shelves we flipped upside down to get the effect. There really is no top or bottom or right side up to these shelves, which make them very versatile. The only caveat is that by flipping the one shelf upside down there was a large sticker exposed and this sucker was very very hard to get off, even with goo-be-gone. We put this piece in our home office, so we bought hanging file boxes (******) for the square shelves and it looks great.
This product arrives in 3 70lb boxes, so you will need a friend to maneuver them around. The building process is not overly difficult, especially if you are experienced in building Ikea products. The longest part of the process is screwing the back onto the bookshelf, because there are approximately 30 screws to secure it. The only disappointing thing is that these 3 bookshelves to do not attach to one another, so they are not completely flush to each other unless your floor is perfectly level.
Okay, the good part first- this does look quite nice set up. The color is great, and the three pieces make a good-sized unit. The bad part- I didn't realize that the three pieces are actually identical. It seems that someone came up with an interesting way to market one average media stand. Okay, fine- but the glaring problem with this is that back of the standing shelves also have large holes for media wiring- it frankly looks terrible. Granted, I can place books etc. in front of the holes to cover them up, but this reduces the versatility of the shelves. The back of the standing shelves should not have holes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another negative, the mdf is really poor quality, so be prepared for easy chips. The worst part, and the biggest insult of all, I just discovered that you can buy one individual shelf (remarketed as a bookshelf) on Overstock for $$$. So buy three individually and it will come to a grand total of $$$. Wow. Overstock, this is really annoying.
When I ordered this center, I really expected a cheaper quality material since the price was so cheap. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I put all three pieces together in an hour and half and the material was very sturdy. It looks like an expensive piece of furniture at a great price. It was exactly as described on the website and looked better in person than on the screen. I would recommend this piece...it looks classy in a family room.
We purchased a set of these 2 years ago when we bought our house and loved it so much we wanted to add to it. It looks great, they all match exactly even though they were purchase 2 years apart, we can not tell the difference in the pieces. Thanks for another great product.
This product was way overpriced and was a waste of money. Every piece was damaged and when we set it up for display it was just a matter of which pieces were the least damaged that we wanted people to be able to see. The rules of the website make it impossible to know if things are damaged or not in order to get a replacement. To get a replacement you cannot remove things from the packaging and it was impossible to see the dents and chips in every piece without removing them. I was very disappointed to have every single piece damaged after spending so much money. The backing was very thin and weak, once it is attached there is no way to remove it without rendering it useless. The holes in the backing were huge and very difficult to cover. Look for other products before getting this one. This was a HUGE waste of money!
Nice set up for the price and our 55" flat screen fits perfectly.
Once assembled the entertainment console looked perfect in our living room. The assembly is difficult as the directions are not clear. There were some broken pieces that held the console together and one of the shelves had a few nicks out of it. I contacted overstock and they quickly sent replacement parts. I am very pleased with the look and usefulness of the shelf.
I made a mistake when I put the first one together. But that was my fault, you need to be careful which way all the pieces are facing when assembling. The other 2 came out really nice. My one complaint is that if you stand them up like in the picture they are slightly wobbly. They aren't going to fall but they aren't as sturdy as I would have liked. Other than that I'm very satisfied with my purchase.
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