Customer Reviews

Stork Craft Aspen 3 Drawer Chest, Cherry

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I knew this assembly was going to be fun when I counted out the 154 fasteners of various types and sizes. An then when I saw that the "multi-language" instructions were just pictures - no words, I definetly had some concerns. But I have put together lots of furniture over the years. I am an engineer with 40 years experience, a parent (2 children) and grandparent (3 grandchildren). So in a little under 2 hours, I had the chest of drawers successfully assembled. While the wood is particle board, the laminate is a nice color and the finished product is good. The major reason I rated this a 3 is the fastener system used was of fairly low quality - compared to, for example, the baby changing table I also just bought and assembled: Badger Basket Cherry Sleigh Style Baby Changing Table

To help others who tackle this item, here are some thoughts:
1) the A & B fasteners should be connected fairly tightly to insure they do not come loose. But not too tight or the wood might split.

2) Side panels 1 and 5 did not have their numbers on the part. Instead "Side panel Left" (part #1) had numbers 2 and 3 on it. The 2 and 3 turn out to be the numbers of parts that connect to this left side panel. Similarly for "Side panel right" (part #5) have numbers 6 and 7 on it.

3) Step 15 incorrectly references piece 6. It should be part 9 - as that is the part with the groove for the rear panel.

4) Be carefully attaching the drawer knobs. The wood is not too strong so it is easy to overtighten. I ended up using a dab of wood glue to help hold the knobs firmly in place.

This is a relatively nice piece for the price. It looks nice in our nursery, it is true white so it matches our Graco crib Graco Victoria Non Drop Side 5 In 1 Convertible Crib White, and is sturdy. The drawers open/close smoothly, but I would have preferred the drawer bottoms to be made of wood rather than heavy cardboard / particle board material. The assembly wasnt as difficult for my husband as previous reviewers experienced. There are a lot of pieces and it took some time but it wasnt that challenging. My only complaint is the height of the piece - which is clearly stated so this is my own fault. I'm about to become a first time mom and didnt realize a tall changing table with a thick changing pad might work for a very tall mom but not for me. Also, this piece requires a smaller (30") changing pad instead of a standard 32" pad. The LA Baby 4 sided 30" changing pad LA Baby 4 Sided Changing Pad 30", Whitefits great. I would purchase this again for the look & quality but probably not for the height

We bought this dresser for our second baby, so we were very dissapointed when it did not turn out to be as good quality as the one we picked for our first child. One of the glides for the top drawer was missing a component so the top drawer does not slide in straight and looks lopsided. I need to call the company about replacing that part, but haven't had a chance as who has time for these things with a young baby.... I also thought I could use the top of the dresser as a changing table as we had done with our first baby's dresser, and I was dismayed to find out that the top surface is slightly smaller (by a few inches) than the standard changing station surface so the changing mat that we had previously does not fit. Not very happy with this product, it doesn't feel like a solid qulity piece of furniture and doesn't look/act like it either!

We purchased this dresser for our baby's room. It holds a good amount of clothes and things for a baby dresser. It's the perfect height for me to use as a changing table, the changing pad doesn't fit perfect. I knew upon buying it that it would not fit most changing pads so that was fine with us. My husband said this item was very difficult to assemble! It took at least 3 hours to put together and we're pretty sure the directions are wrong! Overall, beautiful, sturdy piece for the price. I'm looking forward to using in it a couple weeks when the baby gets here.

We purchased this to use as a dresser/changing table because we have a very small nursery. The changing table pad is slightly too big but it still works. The quality of craftsmanship is what you would expect from Stork Craft. Cheap wood & you have to be really careful when assembling this to not damage the wood.

We bought this dresser a year ago for our daughter's nursery. I easily assembled it while my husband was at work. It looks great and the color is beautiful!

For the price...you get a decent product! But be prepared to put every single piece together yourself! Also..there are no extra screws..2 of ours broke and we had to make shift with what we had! Instructions some what hard to follow! But it is still a nice product for the price we paid!

The dresser is badly made. The dimensions are the outer part. A changing pad will NOT fit on the top. It is only 29 inches wide even though it says 35in in the description. Box was beat up. There are clamp marks, scuffs, and poor craftmanship apparent all over the cabinet. I wish I had just bought something local instead of on Amazon. Other Sork Craft products are good. I don't understand what the deal is with the dresser. It keeps getting low marks.

This is the worst piece of furniture i have ever owned. It was given to us by my father to match the crib. Which by the way I love. This dresser though is so poorly made its not worth $5.00. It took longer to put together than the crib!!! The holes are drilled in the wrong places and the drawers never stay on the tracks. Because you are constantly trying to keep it on the tracks it pulls the tracks and they will come loose from the "wood". Now we are not dumb about these things. My husband is very good with these things. I am pretty adept at putting these things together as well. The first time it fell apart when we tried to move it we gave it to my father who has done these things his whole life. Now after owning it for 20 months, 1 month before my son was born-2 months in my father's garage before he could get to it, we are forced to buy another dresser to replace this one after it has once again fallen apart. Whoever made the matching crib should have been in charge of this as well since our crib is in perfect condition. If I could give it 0 stars I would. Do not buy this no matter how cheap you find it.

The product arrived very well packaged and quickly. The assembly was a long process as stated by others, took ~2 hours. Product looks great as well!