Guidecraft Jr. Roll Top Desk - Natural

by GuideCraft

Product Features

• Desk features a pull-out writing board
• Overall dimensions 36'' x 27'' x 14.5''
• The roll top interior has multiple storage compartments, pigeon holes and a pencil drawer
• Chair included
• Adult assembly required

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 27 x 36 inches ; 36 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 54.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000813FE4
• Item model number: G97300
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,096 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Our beautiful Jr. roll-top desk features a pull-out writing board, lap drawer and two file drawers. The roll top interior has multiple storage compartments, pigeon holes and a pencil drawer. Seat height 14.5”. Overall dimensions 36'' H x 27'' W x 14.5'' D - assembly required

Product Description

Finish:Light Oak Encourage your young executives or budding novelist to let their creativity flow. This beautiful replica of the classic roll-top desk will inspire your children to record their adventures or close that 'big deal'. Features one utility drawer, lap drawer and a pull-out writing board The two file drawers are perfect for papers and storage The roll top interior has multiple storage compartments, pigeon holes and an easy open/close tambour door Chair included - 14.5'Seat Height Adult assembly required

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Design; Worst Instructions Ever, October 12, 2009

By 

Matthew Wall (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Guidecraft Jr. Roll Top Desk - Natural (Toy)

We bought this for our five-year old, who wanted a place to do "paperwork" and had outgrown his lap desk for projects. The design on this is very nice, very classy, and it ended up being a relatively solid piece of furniture. The rolltop really rolls, and the drawers have stoppers and open and close easily. It shows signs of not being overly durable in the long haul, but for a two-kid span it should be fine.

Some caveats, though. First, it's not oak - it's some tropical wood that's much softer and lighter than a hardwood traditionally used for furniture, lighter even than pine. (Made in China.) This cut down on the weight and made it easier to assemble and move around, so that may be a plus for some, but don't expect all that goes with traditional furniture wood (e.g. durability).

Second, and this is a big one, this had maybe the worst set of assembly instructions, ever. My wife and I are veterans of probably hundreds of flat-ship assemble-yourself pieces of furniture over the years (counting helping friends, etc.) and this was a real nadir as far as assembly. It's one of those "only four steps" instructions, where all the steps are heaped together. There's no explanation, just a diagram. It's unclear what order to do things in. It's very very unclear exactly what parts go where in some circumstances, because the diagrams were tiny. It was extremely difficult to read the parts labels in the diagram, and the parts list was incomplete (although as it turned out we had everything). We ended up out and out guessing where to put one part that had no guide holes for its screws, and also had to undo one step (one of the backing plates) as a result of having guessed wrong.

We're still giving this a high mark because it's a very tidy and nice-looking final product that fits our son's needs well, but if you're overly sensitive to possibly crazy-making assemblies, beware.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing, January 13, 2011

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MWT - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Guidecraft Jr. Roll Top Desk - Natural (Toy)

My son was very excited to get his new desk, but the construction is disappointing -- the slats of the rolltop are warped and only held together loosely by tape. We therefore are not able to raise or lower the top. Very disappointing!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars win win, August 6, 2010

By 

Kimberly - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Guidecraft Jr. Roll Top Desk - Natural (Toy)

Don't expect this to last throughout generations, but it's simple, lovely, useful and "just like Daddy's". I would purchase again.