Vilas 4-drawer Dresser

This is a beautiful piece of furniture IF you get it together right. NOTE to future buyers: The runners come grouped in sets of 4 that don't go together. The flat ones are used first in the build, the corner ones later, on the drawer build. (If you have never built a dresser before, this will help a lot). As well, the photos of the runners are terrible on the directions. We found a You Tube vid that helps me visualize this and we were good to go. Second issue is the cam bolts - the long bolts must be screwed in ALL the way to work properly. Use a flathead screwdriver to turn the bolt once you put the 2 pieces together.. turn it gently and it works beautifully. We did not realize we didn't have the bolt screwed in all the way until after the first drawer and a couple errors.. but they were fixable :) and all is fine now. Not a scratch on this. VERY well packed :) Well made piece of furniture :) Happy buyer!

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? definitely darker - this is a deep brown tobacco with some variations... it is gorgeous, but not the lighter brown depicted. I like it better actually than the photo
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. good quality. sturdy
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? good
• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

I purchased this with some trepidation after reading the comments about difficult assembly. Those comments were not an exaggeration. Between all of the screws, locks, dowels and pieces of wood, I would estimate 100 parts/pieces. Instructions were not very helpful. I found it so difficult to assemble I ended up hiring a handy man to do so. It took him over an hour with a drill. I have assembled many pieces of furniture and never been so stumped. The end product was lovely but I would recommend this only if you are very adept at putting together a lot of pieces with less than helpful instructions.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Accurate
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Very Good
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Accurate
• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

Pros: If you can assemble this dresser, it looks very nice—good design, pretty wood, all solid materials. Cons: Very hard to assemble, even for an experienced person. The biggest problem is that some of the bigger bolts and screws tend to snap off with little stress. Be very careful with this hardware—just poor quality. (As opposed to the wood, which is of high quality). I had to improvise a lot after two pieces of hardware broke off inside the wood.I thought about calling up Overstock for a return, but it just wasn't worth the hassle at that point. Advice: If you do buy this, read the instructions very carefully, go slow, and prep screw holes with a drill. Don't even think of assembling this without a drill.

• Would you recommend this to a friend? No

I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of this furniture for the price. It is a nice hard wood with a beautiful finish. It came very well packaged, so free of any minor imperfections that would drive me crazy. Assembly was time consuming but not necessarily difficult. It would be a cinch for someone with any skill at assembling things (not me). My only criticism is that I do not care for the plain black pulls and I'll probably purchase new ones. But considering the low price I paid for the entire dresser, I didn't think this was enough to downgrade to four stars. I will definitely be purchasing the matching 6-drawer dresser and nightstand.

• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes