Esthetically, the cabinet is pleasing to me. The color matched the picture fairly accurately, though I might have labeled it as coffee rather than antique cherry. Just a note - the picture I took does look more like antique cherry, but honestly the color is lighter. The carcass looks to be made of parawood and at 68 pounds (mfg. stated weight) is pretty substantial. The cabinet was easy to put together. The inserts were already in place and the holes lined up perfectly. Once assembled the cabinet became fairly rigid, with very little sway. Beside a dining room table where I only had to attach the four legs, this has been the easiest piece of RTA furniture to assemble. I didn't even bother reading the instructions, and in about 45 minutes I had the cabinet assembled and the packaging cleaned up. There was one weakness that I observed. When assembling the drawers, I think there were 3 screws that did not get adequate purchase in the wood. This may have been caused by too large a pilot hole. To be on the safe side I disassembled the drawers and applied a bead of wood glue to the mating surfaces and then inserted a piece of toohpick into each hole to have material for the screw to engage. Once assembled the drawers slid easily unto the tracks and operate smoothly. I have a home based business and file my client's documents in the cabinet, and have a small laser printer sitting on top. It's just me using the cabinet and I don't open the drawers continuously so the cabinet will probably last me for quite some time. Would I recommend this piece of furniture? Yes. For someone looking for a moderate priced file cabinet to store their personal records or a small business looking for a compact file cabinet (it does hold both letter and legal file folders) this cabinet could be a fit."..." Read more
- Greg in Memphis, TN