Sparkling 5 Drawer Chest

I ordered this drawer chest together with the matching nightstands. I was looking for cheap furniture to make a guestroom. I did not have the time to go to the nearest IKEA so I looked for some online equivalent. This drawer chest looks quite nice if you just glance at it. But assembly and opening of the drawers reveal what it "costs" to buy at this low price. It is definitively not sturdy and finishes are kept to a minimum. For example while the 2 front feet are made of sleek metal, the back feet are made of chipboard with some metal paint. The interior of the drawers is not white, etc...

The positive part : I think the assembly instructions were very good. Pieces are labeled and the same labels are used in the step by step manual, which I thought was clever. I made assembly easy to follow (which is good because it was somewhat long). And free shipping was helpful in keaping my costs down.

After being initially slighlty disappointed (I was hoping for all white, including the interior of the drawers) I still decided to keep the drawer chest and the nightstands as it would be hard to find other furniture at this price in a color and style I like without a trip to IKEA or incurring huge shipping costs that defeat the purpose of bying cheap. Just be prepared: you get what you paid for. If you are looking for an expensive-looking piece of furniture you plan on using extensively, this is not the right choice (better spend a little more). If this is for occasional use and you really want to keep cost down (nevermind lack of finish and imperfections), this is a very reasonnable choice.

One last note : some other customer complained about the bottom piece of the drawer chest being left unfinished on the outside and white on the inside, leading to him/her to think that the assembly instructions are wrong and one should reverse sides. I tried to follow this "trick" and it does not work as the drilling is not symmetrical between finished and unfinished sides (some holes only go halfway). So the best is to stick to the instructions, but like this other customer I wonder why the finished part should be inside (hidden by the drawers) while the unfinished part should be potentially visible underneath...

My daughter room needed a uplift and change. This piece did the room justice. The drawers are easy to open and close and much larger storage place than her previous drawers. She loves it.

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