This sideboard offers both decorative appeal and practical storage, making it a perfect addition to your home.
The short version: lovely unit, God-awful to build!
The long version: this is such a unique piece of furniture that I decided to buy despite the reviews warning about the build experience. It was also on sale and because I’ve been around the block a fair bit with flatpack, I thought surely it couldn’t be that bad. I’ve met some doozies in my time!
But it was pretty exhausting, I can’t lie.
Unless you’re savvy with building flatpack, I wouldn’t bother yourself with the stress. I’d consider myself very experienced and four hours later I’ve had to admit defeat - I got as far as assembling the unit without the doors. They’ll go on at a later date.
This build comes with over 200 small screws if that gives even a vague idea of what you’re in for. Couple that with the metal sheets in most cases not even aligning as they should and I’m sure you’re getting the picture. Be warned that you’ll need a good amount of physical strength and persistence to complete this. I’m 5ft 5, slim-build, and had to assemble this completely on my own. Never again!
It’s a beautiful unit and very sturdy considering I couldn’t even get a good amount of the screws in (and several aren’t tightened properly either). But I just can’t recommend this to because of the unnecessary difficulty of the build. And Wayfair’s assembly costs are just too extortionate to justify.
If you do decide you’re gonna go for this, be aware that none of the parts are labelled - you’ll have to do this yourself, matching each piece to the illustrations. Then use your best guess in the cases where the pictures don’t match the pieces they’re supposed to anyway.
I also couldn’t get the feet to go on at all. The diagram shows them fully inserted into the legs. Mine wouldn’t go into the leg past the first ridge.
If you can have a helper handy that might make all the difference. If you’re building solo like me though, you’re not gonna have a fun time! Buy at your own risk!. Babs The Builder. England. Sun Apr 05 2026
