SEI White Fold-Out Organizer and Craft Desk

I purchased this for an art student with limited space, and it worked out beautifully. Art brushes, paints, sketchbooks and other small supplies go in the 3 top drawers and it has room for files and larger items in the bottom. Can be used on one side for laptop, and the other for art projects. Also can put storage boxes under one side.

We had little trouble assembling this desk; the instructions are fairly clear, and we are not experts. Just one bobble where we had to remove the hinges from one piece (needed to unscrew 6 screws) to switch the top pieces, as the pieces that keep the leaves from opening too wide were on the wrong side.

All in all, a nice product that is easy to clean. We researched prices, and with the free shipping Amazon offers, this was the best value.

I needed storage for a small room, with the flexibility to spread out when necessary but otherwise to take up as little space as possible. This cabinet is built nicely -not top of the line but not poor quality either. Assembly was very easy. The boards are pre-drilled with markings to show where screws go. At first I was concerned about whether the markings were properly lined up, but that turned out to be no problem. The alingment was perfect for all the pieces. The only small defect was that the holes in the little metal drawer pulls where the screws need to go through to secure the pulls to the drawers were not drilled all the way through. Not much of a problem to fix using my own drill, but the defect should have been spotted at the factory. It makes a nice table for my serger.

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I bought this table/desk based on the reviews. It is about the right size to place my serger on. I can "open the wings" for more working space, and fold them in when I need to use the room as a TV room. I have several reasons for this two star review. The first is the poor factory assembly, which I had to re-assemble; the assembly instructions are confusing, and lastly the quality of the assembled furniture isn't so great. I have assembled a lot of this type of furniture previously, purchased here, at Ikea, and a number of other places. I'm not new at it.

PROS:

1. The pieces where nicely packed and protected with Styrofoam.

2. The pieces were nicely labeled with little stickers so you knew what parts where needed when.

3. I had all the parts that the package said I was supposed to have.

CONS:

1. Confusing assembly instructions. Examples, it isn't clear in Step 1 (the top) which direction piece C is facing, front or back. In Step 2 they show the big cam locks being at the bottom of pieces G and H, but they were the top and the dowel was the bottom.

2. Two of the pre-assembled drawer sliders (attached to the side pieces when it arrived from the factory) were reversed. So the holes to put the screws through were in the back of the craft desk, while the drawer holes were in front. There are a total of eight of these drawer sliders, six of them were mounted correctly. I could have drilled holes (another reviewer mentioned drilling holes), I chose to remove the sliders and install them correctly. It takes either a small phillips or a small square drive to remove the screws holding the sliders. Once I flipped them, I discovered I'd stripped out the screw heads. Luckily my husband has some small flat head screws that worked, so I was able to reattach the drawer sliders and finish this project.

3. The furniture is white plastic (melamie?) over composite wood product. There were several bumps, burrs and uneven places in the white plastic part. Since none of them were on the top pieces or the drawer fronts, I didn't fret over it.

It is now assembled, and I'll use it. It is a fine size for my purposes.

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receiver enjoys it very much, suits her purpose as was what I hoped for storage and sewing or crafting supplies

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I was looking for a table for my enclosed porch. I needed something with a long top, but not too long, and to keep some small tools in, and other odds and ends. This was perfect. I had seen one, exactly like this, at Home Depot, and for a lot more $$. This is a great deal. When it arrived, it wasn't too bad to assemble (it took about 45 mins), the intructions were easy to follow. And I was surprised to see that the bottom drawer holds hanging files. I don't even remember if it said that in the description, probably because that wasn't one of the things that I was looking for, but I really like that it has that. I'll put this years papers in there, and keep my other past paperwork, which I don't need, in another room. I love the sides that come out, too; it has great options. This has lots of uses.

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