homestyles Server sideboards-buffets-credenzas, Hutch, Black

I’ve had this for about 3 years. We had no storage in our last apartment and the cabinets added so much capacity. It’s decent quality, great quality for the price. It survived a moving truck without having to take it apart. Good amount of counter space as well.

Pros:Packaging was excellent, the boxes made to Florida then shipped to the Caribbean with minor scrapes and cuts in the boxes. Everything inside was packaged extremely well actually overkill which in my opinion is best.I opened each box separately, did an inventory check ( there are 3 boxes ) 1 was 115lbs, one was 83lbs and the countertop wooden portion I could carry on my own.The hutch is solid wood with maybe the exceptions being the drawer inserts, shelves and the wine bottle divider which I decided at the moment to leave out. You can slide it back in if you want.Assembly: although it was time consuming, I am a 4ft 11” woman in my 50’s and put this together by myself except for putting the top portion on which I needed help due to it being heavy. The directions were clear and easy to follow. I started with the top hutch portion first and it took me a little over a half hour to assemble. The next day I worked on the buffet portion and that was 2.5 hours. Once you put the top part together, the bottom buffet is put together the same way, so you will breeze through that with no problems. The time consuming part are the drawers. You will need a ratchet screwdriver this will make it easier. Don’t use a drill, it’s too powerful and not needed. To put together the drawers I assembled the bottom of the drawer to the front first then there wasn’t a shift while putting the sides together. I learned this after fiddling with the first one and getting frustrated.The Cons: I only had 2…. There was a part of one of the legs that the paint was scratched. I have no idea how it could have gotten that way due to the fact that it was packaged so well and wrapped. My guess is it was packaged from the warehouse in that condition. I will have to match the paint and touch up.The other issue was the other leg had come apart altogether in the wrapping so I had to wood glue that together. Not an option to return anything given where it had to travel to.Overall I love this new piece of furniture and would recommend

Wow, this thing kicked my butt, lol. Totally worth it once it's finished, but I spent probably 5 and a half hours putting it all together from start to finish. I've ordered in bedroom furniture, computer desks, all kinds of shelving, (just to illustrate that this is not at all my first time putting together furniture) so I had anticipated being able to get it knocked out in about an hour or two, but once I started opening the first box which only contained materials for the bottom base part I realized after about the 4th or 5th layer in the first box alone that it might be a little more involved. Basically not one single piece is pre-assembled, and to give an example the back piece (which would normally just be one thin sheet that you tack on) is made up of between 9-12 pieces that all have to slide and lock in together at the same time depending on if it's the base or the hutch (both pieces are similar in putting together but the base has a little more). Whoever came up with that old joke about "some assembly required" must have been talking about this unit lol.Anyway, one excellent thing is that the hardware comes in a big bag, and inside that main bag all the groups of bolts and screws are individually bagged and labeled (i.e. "short screws for drawer backs", "long wood screws for drawers", etc) so that made it extremely helpful, I wish all manufacturers would ship their hardware this way, takes all the guessing and possible confusion out of the equation. Instructions are very well written too.Like I said, this thing was a project to assemble, but after it was done it's a very sharp looking piece of kitchen furniture. Seems very solid and sturdy, seemed to be made more of wood than press board (I could be wrong, though if I am they definitely did an excellent job of making it look and feel like real wood). The styrofoam it came packed in was a little weird, it was kind of stringy on the ends almost like it was spun from strands or something, but that's just an observation I could care less how it was packaged as long as it shows up without damage.Bottom line - would definitely recommend and purchase again if needed, but would probably wait for a weekend to put it together.