SauderHeritage Hill Library/Book Shelf, L:29.80" x W:13.09" x H:71.26", Classic Cherry

I buy long time ago and honestly it's has good quality.

This bookshelf was the closest to what I was looking for. My current bedroom theme is sort of a cross between medieval castle/Hogwarts mixed with Disney and anime. The bookshelf has the “fancy library” feel that I was going for and the nice rich color of the brown goes so well with the grey stone background of the wall. I would love to order a second one but my room isn’t big enough. The top half I use for the small handful of my favorite books “since I have a lot of books in storage” and the lower half of the shelf, behind the doors, was supposed to be for movies but I decided to store my video games there instead. There’s also plenty of room at the edge of the shelves in front of the books for small knickknacks.The shelf is decent in sturdiness and weight and the wood is typical particles but still pretty thick. The cardboard backing was also easy to hammer on.However, I do have a couple of complaints during assembly.1) The cupboard doors need to be held exactly where you want them and either you need to have something hold them in place, or else have a second person hold them in place for you. Otherwise one door will scrape against the top or bottom edge of the frame, or there will be a weird gap between the doors when closed. Also, the back of the door handles have two little pegs sticking out and the cupboard doors have a little hole where the pegs should go. However, the holes are not aligned and the first time I attached the handles, one handle ended up being higher than the other. After a while, I had the idea of removing the handles and switching the doors. Once I did that, the handles were aligned correctly. But neither door or handle is marked, so there’s no way of knowing the handles won’t line up until you try putting the handles on. Bit annoying.2) One of the final steps is to attach the trim to the individual shelves. If you look at the front of each of the two top shelves in my pictures, you will notice the thickness of the front edge. That is actually a separate piece of wood that needs to be attached. However, there are no holes to put the screws through. Instead there is a narrow opening that runs along the entire length like a thin trench. The screw goes through the opening until it reaches the bottom and then goes through the wood. Once they are attached, you can wedge the shelves into the bookshelf. However, if it turns out that the trim is uneven and there is an annoying gap on one side (which there more than likely will be) you CAN NOT unscrew it, readjust it, and screw it on again. That will split the wood. It happened to me with both trims. Now both trims tilt downward a tiny bit.Other than those two issues, this shelf is great. I managed to assemble it myself but it took me nearly 3 hours and I was assembling it in a narrow hallway. Definitely would have been faster if I had help and more space to work but was still doable alone. Despite the setbacks, I still give this 5 stars. Mostly for aesthetics, sturdiness, depth of the shelves, and the ability to assemble it alone.

Here's the deal, it's a beast to put together, its going to take a while, and the instructions leave much to be desired, but the finished product will be worth it for the money. The finish looks really good, I got the classic cherry, very business like. But the big question you'll ask is, does that middle piece fit flush with the other wood, or not? Well, the answer is yes, you just have to push the molding out to the end when putting in the screws. And then once you stand it up, and you see how it works, you can loosen and tighten it again to get it "just right." The instructions are correct, they're just not very good. In fact, you should put on as many brackets and screws as possible before you sit it on the ground, if you read through you'll see what I mean, you don't want to be sitting on the floor doing some of that stuff, not until you put on the molding, at which point you don't have a choice. It's not flimsy once you get the back on, its good for the money. And if you ever have to move, they won't weight a ton so you can easily get it in a truck with two people, not a back strainer. I bought 4 and liked them so good I'm buying some more for the library.

A WORTHY investment!

PROS:- Looks pretty nice once fully assembled- Higher load bearing weight than most other book shelves/casesCONS:- It's all made of particle board, which chips easily- Chipping occurs when you screw in screws during assembly- Parts machined inconsistently in factory, unacceptable number of screw holes did not line up on the one I got- Molding and backing also did not sit flush on the one I got- Exposed particle board facing the ceiling- Backing of unit is just cardboard- Wobbly when assembled, even worse on carpet- No spare parts includedREVIEW:My girlfriend and I both went to college for engineering. We put together model kits and do 3D printing as hobbies. We read the negative reviews on this product, and we thought, "These other people just didn't put their units together correctly. We can do much better."We were wrong. It's not the reviewer, it's the product itself.This product comes with 60 screws. The instruction manual says that all you need is a #2 hand screwdriver to assemble it. If screwing in 60 screws by hand sounds like too much of a hassle for you, then stop here. You'll also be using 59 finishing nails and a hammer to affix the backing cardboard to the unit. This admittedly reinforces structural integrity so the unit doesn't collapse in on itself, but it doesn't address the unsturdiness of the unit. Putting 10 LBS of force on the side is enough to tip it over. So they ask that you use an electric drill to affix an anchor strap into your wall. Lots of work, huh?We used only the prerequisite tools outlined in the instruction manual and followed all instructions perfectly. It took us 4 hours total.Assembly would've been much faster if the screw holes lined up properly. We counted 11 screw holes that were completely misaligned. We had to re-measure and then re-drill these 11 screw holes. At least 30 of the other 49 screw holes were not fully drilled. Most of these screw holes are for angle brackets that have to sit flush with edges; I had to pre-thread all of these before attaching angle brackets.We put it together correctly, but the fixed sectional shelf is inlaid by ~1/16". The horizontal molding is also offset by ~1/8" from the vertical molding. The cardboard backing comes in 2 pieces and is supposed to interlock perfectly. We measured the bottom and affixed it as level as possible. When we interlocked the top piece, the top stuck out on the very top right corner by ~1/16". We had to adjust this, which meant that more particle board is exposed on the back.And this is a minor complaint, but the instruction manual tries to be endearing by having flavor text blurbs for different steps. The last step says "time to go take a nap" which just adds insult to injury in my opinion.My black 5 shelf Basic Editions Walmart bookshelf cost less than half of this and was easier to assemble. It's wider and less prone to tipping on the same flooring, but it doesn't have as high of a weight limit per shelf. We wanted this to actually store BOOKS on.You get what you pay for with this. I'd rather have spent more for a real wood bookcase.

It is a Beautiful piece. I use it for a bookshelf and for displaying my coin collections. I added under shelf lights and it is a nice addition for my hallway...