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4.5
This table looks so cute assembled and seems sturdy. I'd read some reviews that the bottom shelves would collapse, but my table came with an addendum to the assembly instructions saying that all three shelves now had a metal brace in the middle. Hopefully that's in response to other people's complaints and fixes the problem. I've only just assembled it, so I can't comment as to the durability, but it seems well sized and sturdy. The white is a pure white.Assembly was relatively easy and straight forward. The instructions could have used a few more words, but they were pretty simple to figure out. I will note, though, that you do need 2 people for about 5 minutes of the work (took about 30-40 min total). You start with one short side, attach all of the 8 pieces for the long sides (two at the top shelf per side), then slide in the boards for the shelves. Then you have to get all 8 of those long sides to fit into place on the final short side. It's not overly challenging, but I tried for a while by myself and just couldn't get it - getting one in place would pop another out. With the second person, you get all of one side in place, hold that side down, then the other person does their side. Took less than 2 minutes with the second person, so save yourself time and frustration and get another pair of hands for that part! Most of the pieces in the set are not labeled, but figuring out what is what is fairly straight forward. The two exceptions are: the long side bars for the 3 shelves look identical, but the ones for the top shelf actually have a slightly larger groove (because the shelf is thicker - a good thing!). They are labeled, but it's easy to miss it, even when you're looking out for it. The second exception is the 3 shelves themselves. One is thicker, but none of them are labeled, so just make sure to check and see which is the thickest and that is the top shelf. In my set that one was unfinished on the bottom (which is a shame because you actually may see it, unlike any of the others). On a final note, the table doesn't come with covers for the screw holes on the side. Not a huge deal, but the holes are fairly large, so with 8 on each side, it'd be nice if they came with a little plastic piece to pop in.My one complaint is with the warranty. The paper inside the box says that you have 30 days from the date of purchase to note any missing or defective parts. I understand they want to protect themselves, but with baby items, there's a good chance other people are buying them for you and you have no control over how quickly you get them. Or, like me, you weren't ready to assemble all of the furniture right away. Luckily I had no issues, but just be aware that if you do, and it happens to be more than 30 days since it was purchased (and if it was a gift good luck even figuring that out), you may be out of luck.Final random note: my box had two pieces of cherry board (I ordered in white) that were damaged. I was worried at first that they had sent the wrong pieces, then I was worried because they were damaged, but they actually weren't part of the set. I don't know if they were purposely there for extra packaging (one at each short end of the box) or what, but it was really odd. Turned out to be fine, but just don't panic right away if the first piece you come across is the wrong color and broken!
