Bush Furniture Saratoga 2 Drawer Lateral File Cabinet in Harvest Cherry, Document Storage Chest for Home Office

I purchased the Saratoga L-Shaped desk, bookshelf, and lateral file in Cherry for my new office at work and am thrilled with all of it. The finish is a beautiful color and the pieces feel very sturdy. Because I set up my monitor where the desk and return come together, I use my keyboard on top of my desk instead of underneath with the tray, but I still have plenty of room to work. The facilities department where I work actually set up the desk with a right-handed return, and I had requested left-handed. Knowing that it was reversible, my husband and I switched it over in an hour and a half without having to drill a single hole! Easy peasy. The original set up had taken 1 person used to putting desks together about 5 1/2 hours. The only problem I had was one of the handles on the lateral was broken, but I called Bush, and I just got my replacement after only a few days. I was also surprised that the lateral fits 2 rows of letter size hanging files instead of legal so I did one row of legal size and turned the second side sideways to fit letter. I am getting MANY comments on how nice this set is. I just ordered a second lateral as I had already filled up all the drawers! Topped it off with 2 burgundy leather guest chairs for less than $130 each. Loving my new office suite!!

This is a very sturdy (heavy) piece; after delivery, I had to take the pieces out of the box, and take it upstairs piece by piece. Assembly was tedious, but completed in less than 2 hours. I'd recommend becoming very familiar with the assembly instructions, and follow the sequence exactly as outlined in the instructions.Appearance is very nice.

I originally purchased this file cabinet as part of a set with my desk and hutch. During a move, the drawers were damaged by the movers so I wanted to repurchase the same piece since it's part of my set. I originally bought it elsewhere but I purchased the replacement from Amazon.The package arrived undamaged and was packaged very well. I began assembly and thought I had all the pieces until I realized I was missing the front piece of the bottom drawer (piece M). Luckily, the lower drawer on my original cabinet was undamaged so I was able to swap, but had I not had a spare, I would have been very upset. I'd hate to have to take it all apart, fit it perfectly back into the box (near impossible), and then ship it back off for a replacement.I'm not sure if this is Bush's oversight or Amazon's, but I'm rating it down a star because of that. The assembly isn't too bad, just time consuming. And the cabinet is beautiful, functions well, and is sturdy. It is heavy, though, so keep that in mind if you are planning on moving in the near future. Don't move it with the drawers inside and don't get it wet, as my movers did. ><

Great cabinet. Heavyweight. The directions leave a little to be desired, but if you can interpret the pictures (as there are very, very few written instructions) you'll be totally fine. I put together the shelf all on my lonesome, and it took me about 2-2.5 hours. No biggie. Just take it easy and don't get overwhelmed! Note: don't overscrew tge screwheads because they will break! I made the mistake near the end and used a very weak electric screwdriver and popped a screw head off. It's my own fault because you should not used anything electric on these kinds of pieces!! Don't do it! Use your old fashioned tools and it'll be just fine! I hope you have as much success as I did! You can do it!! Lighting was not great in the picture, but in real life it does have that great, bright, deep cherry color you want!

Difficult to assemble, cheap hardware and materials! Not at all well made! Looks nice but it’s cheap particle board!

Looks like nice piece of furniture. Have not been able to put it together. Many pieces. I will have to hire someone to put it together. Manufacturer sent me a list of assemblers to call. Looks like it will cost about $100. Not what I had anticipated.

This was a beast to assemble. Neither my husband nor I are handy, so we struggled, and like many people, it took us about 5 hours to put it together. It was worth it. This is a beautiful, roomy, heavy filing cabinet, which is also a piece of furniture. Actually exceeded our expectations, highly recommend.

Great product , I had someone assemble it and it was super easy .