Distressed Black Trash Bin Storage Table

This trash bin is wonderful! It looks great and the baskets are big. I didn't like that the cutting table is set into the top of the cabinet with a hole underneath. I was planning to throw the cutting board away since I don't need it, but since there's a hole underneath it I had to leave it in place. Not a big deal. Just wished that they had made the top one whole piece. I have put together a lot of furniture before so I wasn't scared by the people saying it was hard to put together. The directions are always hard to understand for things like this. But I would have to say that these were the worst directions I have come across yet! We were able to get the cabinet together just fine, but we wish they would have given us clear directions. The reason why we purchased the cabinet in the first place is that our dog loved to get into the garbage. There is no possible way for her to get into it now. Love the cabinet for that reason.

I have put many furniture kits together, but needed assistance putting this one together. One of the holes which should have been drilled was not, so we used plenty of wood glue to make it a bit more sturdy. It seens to have a toxic finish which gave us immediate headaches. The odor was similar to permanent marker fluid. We had to leave it in a closed room with the window open for a full week in order to tolerate working on it. It would be helpful if Overstock would always specify the country of orgin. Thank you.

Had this unit for three or so years. Although assembly would have been easier with three hands, I completed the entire project solo, using wood glue as I do with all these projects, in probably a couple of hours. The unit is VERY sturdy and I continue to garner compliments on its form and function. I have no problems with tearing trash bags (and the bag goes DIRECTLY in the compartment secured with a frame at top, I've never used a trash can inside the compartment), perhaps larger bags are in order. The only drawback I can name is that the melamine does scratch where one drags the baskets in and out, but I have been successful using just a black permanent marker to cover scratches. I did also spray paint the cutting board black and added a handle as I never intended to use it as a cutting board and this is our recycle bin.

This product sits in my kitchen as a recycle bin for bottles and cans. We put a plastic bag inside the trash container area. There is a wooden lip that secures the plastic bag.No more unsightly bags with recycled "stuff" laying around the kitchen. My 17 year old put it together with no problem. We are very pleased with this purchase!