Sauder 2-Shelf Bookcase, Washington Cherry

The shelf was easy enough to put together - took me a few hours, but I was ill at the time and am not great at assembling things. The Washington cherry is a lovely colour. It actually resembles real wood, so it looks very nice as a bookcase. It's also very sturdy, so it's safe if you have animals that climb all over things.

I just received the item today and have just now had the time to start assembly. I've gotten as far as taking the pieces out of the box and just had to start my review. This is the first and only time I have received an online furniture order in which all the necessary parts were present, intact, and undamaged. The wooden pieces feel solid and strong. There are NO SCRATCHES, CHIPS, OR CRACKS IN THE WOOD! The cams and dowels are not flimsy crap pieces I've seen with internationally shipped items. I will update my review as I continue assembly and adjust the star rating if necessary. I am thrilled with this piece. Five stars will remain. I have never seen such a bookshelf "kit" that is so easy to put together, yielding such a beautiful, solid product. Many other furniture pieces I've assembled (from amazon, walmart, and wayfair) have had hard-to-understand or inconsistent directions with bad English; damaged or missing, cheaply made parts; and flimsy, ineffective, easily breakable hardware pieces. The instructions on this item were concise, well-written, and easy to understand. (A fluent English-speaker surely wrote the English section...thank you!). There was even humor incorporated into the instructions, giving the package personality, and me a sense of personal connection with and confidence in the company. The hardware connected the pieces together precisely and solidly. Not one cam cracked! And the screws and metal (not wood) cam dowels were of adequate length to hold together what they were supposed to (yes I've had some kits with screws so short they wouldn't even touch the destination holes, and at least 2 or 3 of the flimsy cams would be cracked and unusable). Until this, I have not put together a piece that I haven't had to make multiple trips to Lowe's to complete the assembly. This assembly was a pleasant experience without the almost constant frustration attached to some others. The wood is beautiful and NOT cheap, creating a very well-made, sturdy piece of furniture. I was originally going to place it in a bedroom, but it is so beautiful, I have put it in my main living room so more people can see it! I will definitely recommend this unit to others, and I plan to check out other items from this company. Oh yes, the price is also awesome, and I am going to buy at least 2 more of these units with the first payday after Christmas!

Thank you It will work for what we need, not bad quality for the cost. Went together pretty easy.

I needed a 2shelf bookcase and I ordered this one, without knowing what I was going to get. It turned out that it's a very pretty, sturdy and well-made bookshelf. I decided to buy another one. I absolutely need only one, I order another one because I like it so much and I still have some use for it. My only quibble is the assemble is somewhat time consuming although it's simple.

This bookcase is very nice and easy to set up. It is sturdy. The only issue was a slight nick on the top of the bookcase which I had to cover. It was not prominent enough to send back but was noticeable.