Garret 2-drawer Nightstand

I love a challenge and the instructions provided me with one, but after working on it for almost three hours, I got the first nightstand completed. Having all the parts labeled is a big help. You do need to flip forward several times to see where something is really supposed to be. The instruction illustrator needs a little more training in the art of dimensional representation. The second nightstand I purchased should assemble much faster. The piece is very sturdy and has a heavy look and weight. I had a little problem on one of the drawers with the wood splitting, but a little glue took care of it and it is out of sight.

I purchased two nightstands. They arrived on time with the boxes in good condition. They are quite heavy -- as in too much for a 40-something female to carry up stairs by herself. There were plenty of parts. Both contained extra screws, dowels, etc. As so many have written, the instructions are very poor in places (be sure to notice there are two different lengths of dowels because the font is very small). In some places, you really cannot tell from the drawing which direction a piece goes. So you end up having to turn pages, looking ahead to other steps to figure out which direction something should go. That said, holes were drilled correctly. I had a battery-operated screwdriver, and working alone, it took me 6 hours nonstop to put two of these together. Finally, it loses one star for a few reasons. The directions, as mentioned, are very poor. The wood on the edge of one of the nightstands was banged up in a few places. I'll need to take a marker to it to try to hide the spots. But the biggest issue is the wood splits. At first I was concerned that I had caused it by overtightening a screw, but then, paying careful attention on the next set of holes, I found the wood split before the screw was even halfway in. This happened on numerous holes. There were also some cracks/splits in pieces before I even assembled them. Those were not through-and-through cracks/splits or I would have returned the nightstand, but still -- not something you want to see in a brand new item. I'm satisfied, but I would not have paid more than I did (109) for each. The "wood" is slightly thicker than typical assemble-yourself furniture, but it's still pretty poor quality.

Nightstand looks nice. It should be 2" taller to match standard nightstand height. Putting it together was interesting. Every piece was labeled with a letter but the instructions did not have the labeled pieces pictured! Such a simple step that was left out. Took about 3 hours to put together. Other then that, it looks nice.

It is always a pleasure to find that some things work out well. We got 2 of these and assembled them over a couple of evenings. The reviews here were right on the money for these nightstands. We bought 2 and are really happy with them. The directions were much better than some but could be excellent with more clarity to the drawings. The finished product is exactly what we have been looking for. The quality of the wood is very good and the price was great too. The packing was excellent. Would definitely recommend for those willing to assemble.