SauderPalladia Dresser, Select Cherry finish

Alright guys... here are some pro tips to assembling this:-Overall Assembly - Intermediate Do not attempt to build this alone if you're new to assembling things. If you've built a few things from IKEA, then go for it. Do not attempt to build this in 2 hours. You're in for a ride. Find a long playlist, grab a few beers, and make it enjoyable. It took me a few hours (and I have an engineering degree). You need to pay attention to detail if you don't want your build to come out janky. I do not recommend using a power drill like other people have mentioned. Just use a screwdriver so that your screws will be flush with the piece, and perfectly aligned.-Receiving delivery & Unpacking Many of the 1 star reviewers complain about the condition... I guarantee you that your pieces came in scratched or damaged because you unpacked it carelessly. Make sure you unpack everything super carefully and find enough room to safely group each piece type. This thing is VERY heavy. I am very active and go to the gym a few times a week, and I had difficulty lifting this. Get help or slide it into your home VERY carefully. Don't be a tough guy and try to manhandle it. That is how you unpack damaged pieces.-Assembly I shouldn't have to mention this but... Follow the instructions very carefully. Step by step - do not skip a step and start assembling the shelves. If someone is helping you, stay on the same step together. The holes ARE pre drilled, if you cannot find the holes, you might have the piece backwards. If this happens, unscrew and go back a step. Do not try to make your own holes. Again, I have an ENG degree and I still did this a couple of times.-DRAWERS Tons of 1 star reviews came from the shelf portion of this. Carefully assemble each shelf and make sure it lines up properly. If it does not, pull it out and adjust the screw on the slider that is attached to the SHELF. The instructions do not mention this... but the front screws on the right and left sides should be positioned so that the screw is almost to the top of the oval hole, but not completely. Keep adjusting as needed until it is straight. Once you have it lined up correct, make sure the screws are in tight so that they don't catch. This is partly why the drawer will stick. Finally.... WD40!!!! Invest in a bottle of WD40 if you don't already have some in your house. Rub WD40 all inside of the sliders (top and bottom) and the wheel.End product will be an awesome dresser. You're welcome.

What I like most about this dresser is, 'it doesn't stink.' I mean that literally. Every time I buy a piece of furniture from an online vendor, the wood stinks like chemicals and is toxic. I purchased the cherry wood and it was quite beautiful and did not smell. It's a pain to put together, to be expected as furniture companies have now turned us all into their employees, but when it's built, it quite nice. I give it my "Average Buyer's Thumbs Up."

The color is great and it is a quality dresser. Ours came with two dings on the edge of the top piece of wood and there are a few minor spots, where the finish was scratched off. The drawers were funky, because they aren’t interchangeable, as far as the left and right side. They could only be on one specific side, or they wouldn’t stay on the track.

This is great for the price. It's really a nice dresser, however, it did take my boyfriend and I about 4 hours to put it together.The directions do help but at times, they are a bit vague and there is definitely problem solving involved. It is worth mentioned that twice during our process the directions actually flip flop two pieces but we just saw that it was flipped and righted the problem with no later issues.I will also note, since someone mentioned their drawers weren't properly spaced, that the end our drawers worked perfectly.There was one noticeable scratch on one side but it was only about an inch and a half long and I should be able to manage fixing it by applying a varnish or some utility paint.You will need a hammer, and 2x4 Phillips head screwdriver (2 of these tools makes it go faster if you have help). It was quite heavy as well at the end, so I'd build it close to where you want it.4 stars because of the direction flaw and the scratch, otherwise we are very happy with the product!

Really nice looking and very sturdy, except for the back, but most furniture comes with that crappy cardboard back. I thought this dresser was deep enough but once you pull the drawers out, you realize they're kinda short/hard to work with. I prefer a horizontally deep rather than vertically deep drawer, but considering this dresser only cost me 220 and is super nice otherwise, I would buy it again.My assembly was spread in small parts over several weeks lol so it wasn't bad. Instructions were very clear, but I do have some complaints/advice1) Use a power drill! One of the main problems I had was bc I didn't have a drill to use.2) biggest problem: those HORRIFIC twist lock screws. Did no one else hate these, really? If you have 0 muscle these are near impossible to turn and get stripped real fast, making it actually impossible to further tighten. The top of my dresser is not totally flush to the sides because of this. It's not a major issue, but yeah. Wouldn't have had this problem with a power drill3) the holes for the rails on the inside of the dresser are too small for the screws, had to widen them all w/ a flat head4) that bottom piece that connects to the R pieces was hard to align. It's not visibly crooked from the front but when I was screwing it in, it was too high up from one of the Rs lol.5) Drawer rails are a bit hard to align. One of my drawers is woobly when I push it back in and I can't figure out why (I have asked my dad to come investigate lol). If there were some sort of guiding lines where you have to install the rails, that would really help ensure they're straight.

Dresser was fairly easy to put together. Good for price. But the smell is horrible. My whole bedroom stinks.