I bought this in the hopes that it would mimic a bookcase sold in a popular home catalog for 3-4x the price. It is the perfect depth, height and size for the space, and its dimensions are almost exactly what the other, more highly priced bookcase is. The quality however is not. These shelves are like a hard plastic with a stamped wood pattern into them, whereas the real bookcase shelves are like reclaimed wood. The metal on this is very dark, almost a charcoal steel, whereas the expensive version has lighter pewter colored metal. This one was very simple to put together, although the box it arrived in weighed a ton, so i had to take it upstairs piece by piece. Its fine for the price and I'm keeping it, however its in my front living room and can be seen by all entering the home, so I wish it looked more high end. Its a marginal foreign copy of a nice, more expensive piece. If its in a non-important location, its fine for the price. I would have preferred, with 20/20 hindsight, spending the extra money for the real version.
After reading the other reviews, I was a bit hesitant in ordering this bookcase but, having had great success with previous oders from O.com, decided to chance it. Am so glad that I did! I had been comparing this one to similar items on two other high-end sites and the difference in the item price and shipping cost could not be passed up. When the bookcase arrived, assembly was a breeze (the hardest part was getting the bookcase into it's upright position, because it is heavy). Now I have it in my kitchen for additional shelf and storage space and it adds an expensive and trendy industrial look, which is what I was going for. Had I purchased this bookcase from store X or Y, I would have paid 2-3 times the amount plus $95+ for shipping.
I love the look of the shelves, and the size, but I wish we had not bought them because of the smell. Judging from the smell, they may need 6 months of off gas before we can use them. The design was a nice idea, but could have been implemented a little better.
I had been admiring shelves on another well-know furnishings site, but they were way over my budget. So I was thrilled to find these on O for less than a third of the price. They were easy to assemble, although very heavy - definitely need two people. They look just as pictured - although the measurement of width was off by over 8". Overall the pieces look very much as pictured. However I ordered two shelves, and one unit has much lighter colored shelves. The shelves are rougher and it seems like they were just not finished with a topcoat. The other unit has one shelf that is also much lighter, but I figured that when they have pieces on them it will not be an issue. All in all for the price I consider them a great find.
Great shelving at a wonderful price. Heavy pieces but once laid out, fairly easy to assemble. Bottom shelf is NOT marked so look closely at each shelf BEFORE assembling as bottom shelf has small screw holes in each side piece where leg/wheels fit in. I assembled upside down but requires two people to tip and then lift to upright. Might want to "air out" shelves in a garage or outside for a few hours or a day before putting in house as they do have a chemical smell.
I do not recommend purchase of the Renate Grey Bookcase for three reasons. First, it is very difficult to assemble so that the shelf supports appear even and perpendicular. Second, the metal finish has a pink undertone that is unappealing. Finally, as others have noted, the shelves have a distinct chemical smell that, combined with the fact that manufacturing occurred in China, made me concerned enough about heath risks to unpack and wait more than a week to bring the unit into the house.
I have 2 of these with the matching TV stand in between (50 inch TV placed on this). It adds so much style to the room and was much cheaper that having built ins built by a contractor. I love them. They were easy to put together, took a little time but not complicated. I love them, looks great with grey walls.
I took out one of the shelves because the unit soooo tall, so one less shelf actually made it more doable for the space that I bought it for. I also flipped the shelves to expose the smooth black side of each shelf. I HATED the faux grain and the color combination on the shelves, so flipping them worked just fine. The smell of chemicals was overwhelming, not kidding. Be prepared to open all the windows for a couple of days, or leave it outside. I LOVE the little wheels on the bottom of the unit. I also love the vintage industrial look of it. It is a dead on knockoff of the *** unit on RH. Look at both at compare, it is a real value for the chic, upscale look that you get.
I love this bookcase, we have had it for over 8 months now and I still love it! Assembly was easy and relatively quick, but you need someone on hand to help as it is super heavy. I had difficulty with one piece which was slightly crooked, I had to file it a little to make it fit, but I am willing to overlook that as I love love love the look and the price simply cannot be beaten! As always shipping was super fast.
as other reviewers have mentioned, this is solid, sturdy well built and if you dont look too close is gorgeous. the poles between the shelves however are not engineered to be totally straight so if you look close you can see that it is a bit 'wompus'. still, with books on it it does look pretty good. it is heavy and sturdy. note: the wheels do not rotate so when it is assembled you can wheel it side to side but you can not wheel it forward and back. for the money this is a good deal.
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