SIMPLIHOME Amherst SOLID WOOD Universal TV Media Stand, 72 inch Wide , Transitional, Living Room Entertainment Center, Storage Shelves and…

I’m 70/30 on this product. I did a great deal of research on TV Media Stands and read a ton of reviews from a lot of different sites before deciding to to purchase. I ordered it on a Wednesday my order came back said delivery was going to be a week, no problem. It arrived two days later, surprise!. By the looks of the box I was doubtful it was going to be intact and not with huge dents and gouges.. Upon opening the box the packing was good, there was a small amount of damage on the top corner and a few other areas but not to the point where I would go thru the trouble of packing and shipping it back.
I was looking for something that would give me a place for the Cable Box and Blueray/DVD Player and storage for other items along with it being sturdy. This met the criteria. First off almost all of it is solid WOOD! The exception is the back and the bottom of the inside of the draw and pull down unit, its still wood but not solid and very thin. The instructions are GREAT! It will take you 5 or more hours to put together (6 hrs with coffee breaks). But, the predrilled holes were not complete or just a shallow indentation where a hole should be. Thank goodness my hubby had a drill and also the knowledge how to balance the doors. The other thing was that the finish/stain was missing in prominent places or had an extremely light coating. We were able to get a stain to match and did the touch ups. I was hoping for full use of the storage but the opening with the door limits the full use without tilting the items and is not as big as I had hoped for. The drawer doesn’t open/close smoothly but clicks shut. For the price very good and works for our purpose and much better quality than that Swedish Company where you also put together the furniture.

I was a little worried when the box arrived with a few punctures and such but once opened, everything was in good shape as it was packaged well. Unpacking and sorting everything was easy as everything was clearly labelled.
I like to take my time reading the instructions carefully to make sure I put it together correctly and I also didn’t use any power tools so it did take a lot of time to put together…but the directions, materials and pre-drilled holes were all spot on!
Previous reviews had me concerned that I would run into difficulty but my only problem was my abilities to screw the door hinges using my left hand, lol. I put everything together but the doors in about 4 hours. Then moved it in place and made sure it could handle the weight of our 75″ TV which is 110 lbs.
This stand is solid! As you can see from the photo, all 110 lbs is focused in the center so we were concerned about the stand supporting the TV but it really is solid and we are thrilled! If this wasn’t going to work out, we were going to go with a $1200 stand from another site and wait 3 to 4 weeks for delivery. Amazon delivered in 3 days, ordered on Monday night and it was here Thursday morning, just as expected and cost half the price.
So, putting on the doors was a bit difficult. I’ve worked with the same hinges before and while they can be a challenge to understand how they adjust to make the doors fit perfectly, the hinges worked perfectly once adjusted as there are two screws in the hinge that moves the door in closer or tighter as needed to hang and fit perfectly. The pre-drilled holes for the hinges were spot on. Just screw in the hinges and fine tune the alignment…easy peasy. Then get all the magnetic closures in and done. The doors did take a few hours for me to finish but I’m not that quick or experienced. I am happy that I was able to put everything together by myself since I have a bit of a perfectionist/controllaholic in me and prefer to not ask the hubby for help until I need help.

My original shipment was received with damage to the box that resulted in a visible dent right in the middle of the top of the cabinet. The picture shows how a little dent in the box, probably from another box’s corner being dropped on it, damaged the top piece because there was nothing but a thin styrofoam sheet and a 1/4″ styrofoam slab between the top and the thin cardboard shipping box. Thicker cardboard both on the shipping box, and another layer of cardboard directly against the top would’ve prevented that damage. . .or just don’t ship the pieces with exterior facing the vulnerable exterior of the box.

Assembly was easily done in a few hours with my son helping. All four doors rubbed against the side of the frame when opened. . .there were no further instructions provided to adjust anything. Fortunately, I figured it out on my own. (Although I did see one other review mentioned adjusting hinges, but provided no detail).

As shown in the second photo, two screws (circled in red) on the hinge allow you to adjust the doors so they’re better centered in the frame. Adjust by screwing in the outer screw, and alternate by unscrewing the inner screw until it’s adjusted and no longer rubs against the frame. I went back and forth a couple times on the top and bottom hinges to get them just right.

Distressed grey is more of a brownish grey, but i love the color and this piece of furniture looks great in our room.