Clifford Place Library Base, Grand Walnut finish

Product looks high quality and is sturdy. Was a giant pain to assemble. My husband who is extremely handy and does woodworking and professional automotive work even said this thing was a bit of a nightmare to put together. Besides that, I’m surprised at what good quality it is. Looks like the photo!

This is a gorgeous piece! Excellent value for the money. Very easy to install, just take your time and follow directions exactly. I actually bought this to use as a small coffee bar in a tiny space. It looks magnificent and hold my ice machine and coffee pot. Has held a larger coffee pot previously, but the ice machine won for space. This is a very sturdy piece. The drawer works perfectly and the cabinet has more than enough storage. The piece has some heft so you may need help getting it inside and even moving it once it’s put together. The brass poles have held up well. I would definitely consider this for a library, but it’s serving its current purpose beautifully. The veneer seems to be holding up very well and hasn’t scratched so far in 3 months, and it appears to be sturdy solid wood underneath.

As a DIYer, I appreciate good instructions. This product gets 5 stars for that. Every single parts were labeled and well coordinated with the instructions. The instructions were well written. Kudos to whoever wrote it. Any average consumer with a screwdriver will be able to assemble it. It took about an hour for me to assemble it. It looks very nice in my entryway. We used it to store our shoes, keys, wallets and misc. Here comes the quality. I think for the price, it’s good, but could be better. The veneers looks good, but seems thin. I feel that it won’t be able to withstand heavy use. It comes with some wood effect stickers. We supposed to put it over some of the exposed hardware. There are two problems with that. One is , the adhesive is not very strong. It comes off almost right away. Two, some of the exposed hardware protrude beyond the surface causing the sticker to not sit flush. Lastly, the material used for the drawer bottom is very flimsy. It doesn’t feel like you can put anything too heavy in it. This particular piece was delivered dammed. However the damage was small, and not worth the time waiting for the replacement. For that, I just want ahead and install it. To add some straight to the flimsy and damaged part, I added wood glue around the grooves. Overall, I still think it’s a good buy. I want to give it a 5 stars but the veneer, stickers not sitting right and the drawer’s bottom bothers me a lot. Good and almost perfect.

I made this! Instructions were really easy to follow. Struggled with getting the doors even because the hinges have a veryical and horizontal screw. If I had read the instructions instead of just looked at the pictures I could have saved some time. It is very sturdy and a perfect addition to my midcentury living room. I bought too so I am sure the second one will go faster.

Shipped very well, no damage, which I was worried because of previous furniture experiences on Amazon. These things are heavy, which is good. Instructions were clear and written by an actual native English speaker. Everything was laid out, labeled and easy to understand. It did however take some time to assemble, probably a good 2 hours each, but I took my time. I bought this one to house all my network gear (modem, router, wireless AP, Cell Spot), and with the doors shut it is getting pretty hot. If you plan to do the same I recommend buying a fan to install in the back for airflow.

This is perfect for what I needed. Putting it together was easy to understand, although I had a little difficulty in getting the doors on correctly so they would match up. I put it together myself, but, maybe, for the doors, it would be easier to have another person to steady each door while getting it into the hinge brackets properly. It looks really nice--like the picture online and on the box. (I was so glad that good measurements were on the Amazon site; it made it so much easier to decide what would fit where I needed it to go!) This was packed very well and secure, even with corner bumper protectors, and came in great shape. I especially like that the legs are high enough that I can still control the air vent it partially covers (where I needed to put it. I will get a deflector for the vent, so that air is directed into the room and doesn't blow onto the base unit.) I have other Sauder furniture pieces and I like all of them and they all came with instructions that are easy to follow. Another great thing I like about the Sauder furniture (desk, bookshelf, this base, etc.) is that all holes for screws and cams are precisely pre-drilled, even to the length of the holes! Everything lines up beautifully! These are heavy pieces, so I would recommend having another person available to help as needed for certain steps. (I, also, bought a tall Sauder storage cabinet, for which I am waiting for another person to help me with, particularly because it is taller than I am and surely weighs at least twice as much as this library base cabinet (about 80 pounds, as I recall), which I am writing about now. Plus I will definitely need help in positioning the larger cabinet into place, when its together.) I am receiving many years of service from my Sauder products. The finish is very nice on each and they blend together well. Very occasionally, for any scratches from excessive wear that might occur, a furniture marker in the color of your piece (walnut color in my case), easily covers any and blends in so they are not seen. (A dab of Old English Scratch Cover lightly rubbed over a scratch can, also, work.) It is very rare, however, that I see any scratches. Overall, this is an excellent product--as are all the Sauder products I have! Thank you!!! (This is a voluntary review and no one paid me for the review. It just so happens that I, personally, love Sauder products!)

Pleasantly surprised! I purchased without there being any reviews, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But the piece is solid and attractive. It fits the space I needed to fill perfectly. It's by no means a high quality piece of furniture, but it seems sturdy, and is exactly what I needed for what I was willing to spend. Took my husband about two hours to put together.

I really hoped this item (and the other pieces in the same style/set that I also ordered) would miraculously surprise me with superior quality at a mostly reasonable price. It did not. I bought this as a gift for my husband, and while he is able to use the set, it just feels cheap when I go into his office. Anyway, I don’t know if I would buy it again. It is serviceable, but I just wanted something nicer for my husband. He hasn’t complained about it, but I’m ashamed of it as a gift. I almost wish I’d just gotten him something simpler & less expensive. Maybe saved a little longer to get him something nicer.