Holly White Kitchen Hutch

I needed a shallow cabinet to store some liquors for my hall area. All the other bar, cabinets, or bakers rack were too deep, so I kept looking for the right piece. Then I noticed the hutch on O, and eyed the hutch for weeks and read all the posted reviews. Few comments concerned me - the weight load, the door, the stability with the heavy doors. I eventually decided to take the plunge and get the cabinet, intending to use the hutch in one of my power rooms if it doesn't work out as a bar. Assembling the product was a bit involved, but nothing too unusual compared to other furniture I've assembled over the years. The product is actually well manufactured, but the instructions could be a lot better. For the top and the bottom pieces, make sure not to tighten the Cam Pins too tight, or the pins won't be grabbed by the Cam bolts to hold the furniture pieces together with stability. I had to loosen the cam bolts several times to make sure all the bolts got locked in, and one bolt broke during the process. There were little nicks on furniture surface that I patched with painters putty. However, once I was done, I was able to remove one of the adjustable shelf piece and store all my liquors -14 full sized tall liquors (Stolichnaya, Tanqueray Ten, etc)- at the bottom, and around 16 shorter bottles (such as Hendricks Gin, or Bulleit Rye) on the upper shelf. With the heavy bottles in, the cabinet has no problem when opening the heavy doors and it is VERY stable. I was actually shocked at how much content the little cute cabinet holds. Even my husband commented that he likes it, because it is shallow and doesn't get in the way. This is one of the best purchase I've made in a long while, and I highly recommend to others especially at the price.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? same
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. good
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? good

We needed a small cabinet for a small space and this fit the bill perfectly. It was a little tricky to assemble but once it was together, we were very pleased with it. The only thing we wished it had was opaque glass so the contents couldn't be seen, but we solved that by purchasing contact paper that looked like frosted glass.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? same
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. good
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? very

I needed a narrow piece of furniture for a small hallway. This at 9" deep was just what I needed. The hutch fits perfectly in the space. The details in this little hutch make a much bigger impact than expected for such a small piece of furniture. As always, purchasing on Overstock was easy and the item arrived in just a few days. I assembled mostly myself over a few days with the tools provided in box and (as indicated in the directions) a Philips head screwdriver. I had trouble getting the top attached and finally had to call in another pair of hands to help me troubleshoot. The problem was the locking bolt and cam shaft for one of the six for the top. Once that was sorted out, I was able to finish the rest myself. Pre-drilling holes for the backing is something others might want to do - I was able to get the small screws to attach without a drill - but it required a lot of pressure and there are a lot of little screws... Getting the doors on with only one pair of hands was challenging - but if I can do it with just my $1 ace screwdriver - anyone can do this (but two pair of hands, a drill, and a power screwdriver would make this go a lot faster!) Wish I could upload a photo - I am quite proud of how nice this looks in my hallway. Now I am off to Christmas Tree Shop to find baskets to fit so I can store my odds and ends while still having everything look pretty thru the glass doors.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Color is white but finish is not flawless
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Once assembled it is a solid piece - drawers don't operate as smoothly as hoped
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Description is accurate

I would not recommend this hutch. It was extremely difficult to put together but the biggest problem is that the doors are much heavier than the rest of the hutch and it needs to be anchored to the wall. If we hadn't spent so much time putting the thing together we would have sent it back. You can only put 30 lbs in the hutch and that was not communicated in the description of the product.