Steens 17801219 Mario 2+3 Pine Chest of Drawers, Natural Lacquer Finish

A bit of a pain to put together but well worth it. A really nice solid wood side table. Excellent value for money

The Steens Mario Shoe Cupboard was easy to build, looks nice, very sturdy, just what I wanted for my hall.BUT this is the worst experience I have ever had with buying an item from Amazon, the customer service team failed badly in helping.The shoe cupboard came on 03/07/14 and the draw runners were missing, I got in touch with Amazon and they offered me £10 refund for missing parts, I said No, the unit is no good without draw runners, they said they can’t send missing parts (that is acceptable) so it went back and a replacement was sent, it came on the 05/07/14 only to find no assembly instructions / parts list.Again back on to Amazon they said they would get in touch with the factory and ask them to send me the assembly instructions, I got in touch with them again on the 15/07/14 as I had not heard anything, they said it is not long enough I have not waited five working days, and if I have not heard anything I should get back in touch on the 16/07/14.They sent an email on the 16/07/14 informing me the matter is being dealt with and I should wait five working days.I was so fed up of waiting I contacted the Steens my-self explained the problem, and told them I was getting no cooperation from Amazon. Steens sent the Assembly instructions via email PDF within 1 hour. Amazon customer services need improving.

The instructions weren’t clear and the parts hadn’t been numbered, I also had small splits in the wood when the dowel was put in place luckily it was at the back so didn’t matter

Not hard to assemble but I am getting used to flat pack after so many years. I wanted to free up a little space in the wardrobe with various items rarely used and tea shirts and the three small shelves just about cope with that. it is sturdy but not the highest quality when compared to the other furniture but it fits in more than OK and I have that elusive shelf back in the wardrobe.Overall very pleased with purchase

I must be a glutton for punishment coming back to Steens - I have never got one undamaged (very flimsy packaging) the question is 'how lucky do you feel'? Thankfully this time the box was ripped and minor damage save punctured screws box thus screws missing and loose inside.You also need to take your time and perhaps use better glue than given (e.g. Gorilla, etc.) also glue as many things as you can for better structural integrity and take your time working out how it fits best. At least the drawer runners are metal and pretty smooth - but in time they may become loose (happened to other Steens stuff) - so invest in some magnetic drawer buffers to keep the drawers closed.The picture may not be clear - this version is not varnished but kind of matte infused (not painted) but it looks good. So if you want varnished make sure you buy appropriate varnish and varnish before building.Unless you load it like mad the shoe storage looks sturdy enough - sure I would have preferred metal not plastic supports - but not sure what at this price does use actual wood and metal - at least it is not MDF. You may need to angle some tall shoes and some may not fit - but generally big shoes at the back, medium in middle drawer and kids at the front.For the price - I think it's great value and looks good and functional - but be prepared for aggro and make sure you have spare screws/dowels/etc. as well as better/stronger glue and take your time and it will look great. Oh - and make sure you have a drill also - may need it. Also - for the back - I always prefer to use (pozi) screws not hammer little nails - makes a much stronger build - glue it too.

well made ,well designed, practical , easy to assemble,and looks expensive. I would class it as a " best buy" and money well spent.

Dowels broke through front of drawers/ Lowers fronts fell off with weight of shoes/ only holds twelve not 18 and trainers do not fit only low shoes and any higher shoes have to be bent to fit.. Amazon will not refund the full cost of return.looks good as long as you do not open it or look at drawer fronts.in other words flimsy. The finish "LOOK" is smart, such as shame the manufacturers didnt check it out properly

Easy assembly if you have done this sort of thing before.It took me 2 hours from unpacking to finishing off.I had one broken drawer back which I had to glue.The screws to fit the drawer knobs to the front were really too big,and had to substitute for smaller ones.