SIMPLIHOME Artisan SOLID WOOD 38 inch Wide Transitional Medium Storage Cabinet in Distressed Grey for the Living Room, Entryway and Family Room

Beautiful piece of furniture. A shame that makers took shortcuts on hardware, instructions, and other details.Pros:All parts were in the box.Some extra hardware was provided.Beautiful piece of furniture.Cons:Parts B (Side) should have labels to indicate front/back.Part E (Bottom Shelf) should have label to indicate front/back.Parts F (Cabinet Shelves) are notched to match Parts 9 (Shelf Support. One side does not line up. This is a problem for all four shelves.STEP 1:The picture is correct, but it is not clear how to turn the pieces. It is unclear whether you are looking at the front/back. Even if looking at the front, the two sides could be swapped; only one combination is correct. This step is easier if your lay the sides on the floor or their edges; you can use books on either side the keep them balanced. One of my Cam Locks fell out while I was installing the doors, having cracked and broken in two. Poor quality hardware!STEP 2:The Center Support (Part C) should be set atop a thin book bring it up to the same height as the Allen Key Screws (Part 1). There are two reasonable ways that Part C could be placed; only one is correct. The maker could easily put little tags on the pieces indicating where that spot fits against another spot.STEP 3:Part A (Top) could reasonably be in two positions; only one is correct. The Top (Part A) is taller (if you have it laid out on the floor) than the rest of the cabinet. So you can but a book under the Sides (Part B) to help the holes line up. Part A (Top) has a notch that is almost impossible to see on the picture and this accommodates the Center Support (Part C). The notch is at the back of cabinet. It is difficult to know where the front of the cabinet is. It helps to use a punch to make a good hole to get your screws started.STEP 4:In spite of the picture showing a front view of the cabinet, you may be still hoping you are looking at the front. Obviously the holes for the hinges and the magnets are at the front of the cabinet. The holes are lightly punched and may be difficult to find. I knew the holes were supposed to be there so I felt for them and could not feel them. I had to use a flashlight to find some of the holes.At this point the cabinet is supposed to be a rectangle, but it is a wobbly parallelogram. The maker could easily alleviate this problem with basic knowledge of triangles. Junior high math would be adequate.At this point (contrary to the instructions) attach the magnets and magnate plates. If you do not see the plates, they are probably stuck on the magnates. Installing this early will allow you to lay the doors on the floor to put in the two Phillips Screws.Now at this point (contrary to the directions) attach to door handles. The handles fit a little above the mid-point of each door. There is a right door and left door. The right door can reasonably fit two ways, considering the poor instructions; only one way is correct. The left door has the same problem. Now that you have the handles on you will not make this mistake.Punch the holes deeper for the hinges, otherwise it could take you 30 minutes per screw. The screws should be at least twice as long. Skimping on hardware. Put some books under each door (one at a time of course) to raise it to where the hinge holes line up with the holes you punch deeper a while ago.STEP 5:If Parts G (Back Panels) have a front and back, I am not aware of it. This is where the rectangle/parallelogram dilemma become noticeable. Look at the front of the cabinet. Notice whether the doors are even or scrape at the bottom or top. I used a "shim" under a door to make the parallelogram be more like a rectangle. It helps again to punch out the holes before you start the screws. My two Parts G (Back Panel) could not completely fit (couple of inches from the bottom). It is almost not noticeable from the back of the cabinet. In order to get a right angle (90 degrees) for one part of the cabinet, you might end up with an obtuse or an acute angle somewhere else.STEP 6:Part G (Shelves) have two notches on each side. I suppose they are supposed to line up with the Shelf Support (Part 9). Two holes on one side do not match. But the Shelves seem to work OK.Again, it is a beautiful piece of furniture.

I was excited to get this cabinet but am not happy with it. I got it put together but the front doors do not look like the pictures on the site. The pictures on the site show the doors fit evenly at top and bottom. That is not the case with mine. The doors on mine have spaces on top and bottom. My cabinet is squared up but the doors don't fit like the picture. And since I look at it every day, its very disappointing for the price and time it took to assemble.

This product manages a 3 star rating, because the flaws are not sufficient to prevent complete assembly and, hopefully, regular use. It looks great, but the quality of the parts leaves me worried.The packaging of the parts was excellent as was the labeling on each individually bagged set hardware, such that the finish looks good and it only took a few hours to put together by myself. (Needed a second person to move it across the room once assembled.) If not for the following issues, this would have been a 5 star product at a value where I would have strongly considered a second one.As other reviewers mentioned, there is a strong scent to the furniture that lingers well after it has been opened and assembled. The warning labels about formaldehyde, phthalates, and lead made me worry about ventilation, so I turned on a fan for the first 12 hours or so. Also as noted by other reviewers, the wood is quite soft. It made assembly less effort, but might not hold up to forceful use. There was a typo in one instruction where the number for the hardware needed was incorrect. (Another review has detailed steps that may help, if you have trouble.)What I did not see in other reviews was my experience with the hardware. Three screws broke off after being almost completely installed. This makes them nearly impossible to remove and not holding it together in those three spots. These were 2 part 5 items and 1 part 7. The 2 part 5 are the alarming ones, as those were for the hinges of the front doors. I was fortunate as to the placement of that hardware failure. There is possibility to get the side panels completely replace,d and new screws, to resolve it, but if it holds, I would rather avoid the hassle of completely disassembling and reconstructing.Overall, an acceptable product, at just under $300 price, if you are prepared for needing to get replacement parts or are ok with significant flaws.

looks high class piece of furniture but only small portion of cost

Perfect, absolutely perfect.Excellent quality, highly recommend.

ordered friday, received it monday....amazing!

I love this cabinet. It is a beautiful piece of furniture.

Great price. It was easy to put together. Looks great. Love it!