Customer Reviews

Coaster Solid Wood Glass Corner China Curio Cabinet, Cherry Finish

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My only complaint about this cabinet is that when it came with all its hundreds of pieces I was so overwhelmed that I had to hire a teen to put it together for me. Once assembled, it's a terrific piece of furniture, and a steal at the price. It pieces are well cut and assemble cleanly. The finish is a well done, high gloss cherry. The mirrors in the sides add light in the dark corner where I put it. I should mention the packing too. It was almost excessively packed in boxes within boxes, then taped with multiple layers of corrugated cardboard on all flat surfaces and the glass pieces. It was very heavy when it arrived and took me awhile to drag into the house. It also took awhile to cut through all the tape and wrappings. However, the results were worth it; there was not a single ding, scratch, or scar of any type on any of the pieces. I think I should mention too, since there were so many pieces, that all of them were there. The piece is assembled, in place, and full of my treasures. I'm delighted and may even order a second matching piece.

As others have said, this piece is a class act: real wood, nice glass and mirrors, and everything arrived mostly intact. The instructions are really more suggestions, with a set of pictures that does not tell you about where everything goes, how to orient the pieces, etc, meaning that if you don't study all the pieces extremely carefully (look for the tiny predrilled holes for the magnets that catch the doors!), you will, as we did, be taking it apart several times before getting it right. Coaster would improve its reputation quite a bit by hiring a technical writer to create proper instructions for a beautiful piece that deserved good instructions.

Extreme packaging, poor instructions and a mess of styrofoam. The base was misdrilled so that the posts are different distances from the edge, and one door is too close to its adjacent post. I contacted the company about clarifying the assembly instructions, but didn't hear back. Position the posts (holes inward) to allow the tracks to hold the mirrors/front glass. Add to step 1: install the front glass & magnets. Many of the drilled holes weren't cleaned out making it difficult to secure the screws into the cam nuts. Other curios I've assembed had screws securing the bottom and top, rather than mere dowels. It is an attractive cabinet; but before you buy it, consider going to your local furniture store and buying a pre-assembled curio.

Size was my main reason for getting this corner curio, but I was also needing a solid wood product because I wanted to stip the finish and restain it with a white wash. The finish on the cabinet was really nice but too dark for our location. Its true there are alot of pieces to assemble this unit, but it was well packed and protected because of this. Also, in my case, I didn't have to dismantle it to refinish the wood. For the price I am very satisfied with the product and timely delivery of this unit.

The coaster arrived as indicated by the Amazon's tracking system. When it arrived all the pieces appeared to be in good condition, however, the manufacturer did not indicate in the instructions that it substituted some parts. The instructions were not updated to the current hardware parts. After the installation, it looked like the picture that is posted on Amazon. I will probably install some LED lights inside the cabinet for more light. The only problem with the cabinet, again is the instructions. They are vague and hard to understand. They only have 4 steps to the whole assembly. You have to figure out the smaller steps like installing the doors and magnets. Overall a great product, I would recommend it to my friends and family.