I ordered this shelf for my son's room. I was skeptical at first but after reading several reviews and watching the how to I decided to take a chance. When it arrived my husband and I put it together and followed the instructions making sure to let it sit for 24 hours and putting all the pieces together including the back board. We were able to put it together in less then 30 minutes. We decorated it with wall clings and it holds his books and little toys. We decided to divide the bottom two shelves and on the top shelf we placed the center board facing front creating a hiding cubby and a face to decorate. Way Basics states this bookcase can hold up to 100 pounds each shelf if the center board is placed in the center of the shelf and 25 pound if the shelf is left out all together. That is another nice feature about this shelf...you can change the center boards around and creat a different look. The shelves are very sturdy and are holding quite a lot of weight, but the corners dent easy due to the material they are made of. Also the covering is easily chipped so be careful moving your shelves. All in all I like the bookcase so much I purchased another unit as an end table for his room, the price is right and it serves the purpose. We had no problem with the unit falling apart."..." Read more
- akmelcher in California