Black Sonoma 5 Drawer Chest Salt Spring Drifted Grey

I was a little skeptical of buying a dresser that I had to assemble but what I got far exceeded my expectations! The finished product is a fantastic piece of furniture, sturdy and elegant. Took about 3 hours to assemble but required nothing more than a screwdriver and a hammer. Instructions were crystal clear and easy to follow! If you are worried about the build process, don't be! This is not a piece of Ikea furniture, this is a well built gorgeous dresser!

I have put together quite a few "furniture in a box" projects in my travels. I would have to rate my experience, with Prepac, as near the top of the list for quality, design, and sturdiness. The materials are solid and the finished piece is both impressive and attractive for the price point. The assembly, as with all "ship flat" furniture... is no walk in the park... but the instructions are clear and everything fits together perfectly. I would, highly, recommend 2 things for the assembly. An electric drill with a Philips head screwdriver bit... and an extra pair of hands. This can be done by yourself... without an electric drill... but plan on setting aside quite a chunk of time when doing it this way. The drill will cut your assembly time by 3/4... at least... and the extra pair of hands will help a great deal. Overall, I was very impressed with everything about this dresser. The only problem I encountered was that a few small pieces of hardware were missing... and one of the drawer face pieces was damaged a bit in shipping... but the company shipped out replacements right away.

Very nice chest and took a little over two hours to put together. If you follow these rules you will not have any problems assembling this item 1) read all the directions first. 2) separate all the parts and place in individual bowls. Look closely as some parts can look to be very similar. 3) lay out all the parts and be sure to label what is left or right, up and front. You should have a cordless drill for most of these projects. And finally, take your time. If you can't figure out a certain instruction, stop and go have a glass of wine. Remember it is not how fast you put it together, it is what the final product looks like. GOOD LUCK!

Well designed. Ease of use. Minor paint damages on drawers. Sharpie, but quality control is weak. Pretty straightforward self-assembly. Should be placing extra screws just in case. Heavy packaging. Package arrived damaged, no damages to the parts though. Packaged well, but imo should be placing extra protection to the side walls of the packaging. Better than Ikea in terms of design, imo. Quality 4/5. Design 5/5.

I have to admit that when I first opened the box, I was overwhelmed!! There were so many pieces along with all kinds of screws and stuff. Thank goodness my uncle was available to put it together for me and all I had to do was be his assistant and hand him the things that he needed. The finished product looks really nice but it does scratch easily so I bought one of those furniture pens for touch ups and that worked really well. I was amazed at how heavy it was since it wasn't real wood. Anyway, it turned out nice and looks great in my mom's room!! Good luck if you are putting it together yourself but you may be good at that kind of stuff so it might not be such a big deal for you! :-)