Castillon 5 Drawer Chest

Although solid wood a lot of the wood was chipped or had split, making it really difficult to put together. Also, there were no holes to affix the bottom pieces of the chest, so I've had to leave them off for now because the wood is too solid to put the screws in (I need to drill them in). I wanted to up-cycle this, and it wasn't the nicest wood to paint. I've up-cycled for many years and used the same paint and techniques, but this was challenging and a real labour of love. It took two coats of primer, three coats of paint, three coats of varnish and an awful lot of sanding. I did use chalk paint, so primer shouldn't have been required. The main problem was that the wood pattern/grain doesn't run in one direction per piece of wood, the colour is not consistent (too much contrast between light and dark) and parts of the wood absorbed the paint better than others, because the wood is cheap. Consequently, the initial results were patchy, and I had to sand it right back and start from scratch. I wouldn't purchase from this range again. With the initial cost of the chest and materials on top I could have got something much better that also could have been less time consuming. I'm happy with the final results, but it really was a sweat and tears project. Delivery was good and the item was well packaged

Fabulous piece of bedroom furniture I love this whole range. Easy to assemble.the draws are a nice size. Would definitely recommend

Very nice and solid looking chest of drawers. There are some gaps between drawers but I am not fussy about it. It take 2 people to put it together but instructions was very clear and easy to follow. I am very happy with my purchase!!!

The drawers arent flush with the cut outs, at least a 1cm gap on all of them. Also the bottom drawer beam on the front is significantly bowed (PS this is the same set of drawers I just bought new handles for it).

Very small boxes, only fit for kids shoes