Vida Designs Durham Staircase Bookcase Shelves Storage Organiser Living Room Furniture (10 Cube, Oak)

Well made with clear build instructions . Looks good when assembled. Will be ordering another soon.

I needed storage for DVDs as my collection had outgrown a small bookshelf. After much research, I opted for this cubed storage as its dimensions were fitting the intended space and number of DVDs.I could have purchased this slightly cheaper elsewhere but wanted to have Amazon's customer service in case anything was wrong for peace of mind.Delivery was a few days quicker than predicted, perhaps because the seller is close to my home town. It was nevertheless a positive surprise as I was keen to receive the item.The quality is to be expected given the price, the material cost and delivery cost might even exceed the sale price given the current times we live in. The wood is thin but all pieces were clean and scratch-free. No screws, nails or dowels were missing. All pieces were flat-packed quite well.I had to build this on my own, but doing this with a second person would have helped to secure the build a bit more, push pieces together a bit better. It is not overly difficult to build this as the instructions are clear and short (and repetitive), but you can see there are slight gaps between pieces as I wasn't able to push the parts properly together for fear of breaking the dowels: one dowel snapped easily in half, and there are no spares. As I didn't have any spares available nor wanted to wait to buy some, I used ordinary glue and some sellotape to fix it and insert it back into its space.The back panels could be left off if a see-through cube is desired, however they give the piece of furniture much more stability; otherwise it would be both wonky and wobbly so are therefore quite necessary.There are four back panels of the size of each column of cubes, however they didn't fully fit flush so had to compromise with one hanging slightly over the bottom right single cube (could probably be sawed off but I don't have those tools nor would I have fancied the hassle nor mess).This items suits my needs: the DVDs have a home, it was not very expensive to buy, it came quicker than anticipated, but it is not very stable as the material is cheap and thin.An IKEA Kallax storage would be and look much more substantial, but would also create a much more substantial hole in one's wallet so this item is a trade off. I'd still recommend it though if some cheap storage is needed quickly.

These are very sturdy shelving units

Love these shelves. Easy to assemble and good exercise for the cats.

This is the usual cheap tat flat pack furniture. OK for a temporary fix but not robust enough to last long. The screws and dowels are absolute rubbish. You may want to supply your own.

Nothing lines up properly and it’s not very stable. Poor quality for the price

Perfect storage unit that was needed to fit under the stairs.

Easy to assemble if you follow the instructions. I made a bigger unit out of two of this size. These days however with these self assemble units there are no spare dowels or screws in case of failure. Will stand quite a lot of weight and is quite sturdy for these days.