When it arrived the top piece was damaged. LLBean sent a new piece - no problem. It was very easy to put together. I did it myself - hubby was away. It looks so nice, I am ordering the bookcases to go on either side of the console table next to the tv. Mine is in the black finish - definitely a great buy for the money!!!
We shopped around for unit like this before seeing this one in catalog. All the comparable units were much more expensive. It arrived in several days, in perfect condition. My husband assembled this on his own (and he is NOT exceedingly handy). It looks great, the design and color (ivory) matches the dvd storage unit we had bought from LL Bean several yrs ago. Very satisfied. Do have same 2 minor issues - lack of shelves and doors not tightly closing. I did notice post here that said there were build in magnets on doors, if doors were installed correctly. The doors look like they're installed right, but no magnets to secure doors closed. For the price, I don't think you can find a more attactive, better quality unit.
The console arrived much sooner than expected. It is definitely a 2 person assembly. Pieces were nicely identified, which helped with the instructions. We were missing 2 pieces of hardware which was very disappointing. After calling LLBean, they arrived in 3 days. The doors need a little piece of magnetic tape to keep them closed. It would be nice if this was included.
