Walker Edison Sloane 6-Drawer Groove Handle Solid Wood Dresser, 52 Inch, Caramel

Beautiful design. Directions are not bad. Takes some time to put together but, overall it looks amazing.

Good quality for the price, and easy to put together if you have a drill or impact driver. It took me 4 hours to put this dresser together, but that was mostly in part to having an impact driver. The issue you will run into when putting this together will be the time it takes to put in some of these wood screws, there are a lot.That being said, the quality isn’t going to be top tier, but you shouldn’t expect more for the price. The color and stain is beautiful, I would also be careful about how your screwing things in, especially the feet. I did have one split on me, but was able to fix that by driving the screw in from the opposite side and making that leg a different part of the dresser.Overall it took me 4 hours to assemble. For a piece that would cost over $1000 at West Elm for a similar style, you’re getting a good deal. It’s solid wood, even if it is Pine, I would say it is better than manufactured wood.

This is not my first piece of furniture. I’ve assembled plenty of IKEA pieces and other Amazon brands with dismal instructions, but this was the absolute worst piece of furniture I’ve ever assembled. I would return it if it wouldn’t be a nightmare to take apart and send back.CONs:It is a pain to put together. The dowels are brittle and crumble apart. The screw heads notches too wide and low to grip a phillips screwdriver well. Incredibly brittle wood. The wood is not finished on all outside surfaces. The top piece split when I was putting it on, but at least I was able to glue and clamp the spot and it’s towards the back end.PROs:It does look nice once you finish. Instructions are not the worst, but could be better. Most pieces were labeled but not all. And at least the holes mostly lined up.ADVICE:I managed to do this myself, but I regret it. Assemble this with two people to make your life easier. I do not recommend using a drill on this for fear of the wood splitting. I used a small ratcheting hand tool to go faster. Similarly it would be better to use a rubber mallet to tap the dowels in than a hammer. Also might be good to have wood glue around to glue pieces together to strengthen screws and dowels, help reinforce cracks, and fix any splits as you go.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Needed a cheap dresser for my son and it fits the need. Yes, it takes forever to build. I would say for a pine dresser it's pretty good. Pine is very soft, so you have to be careful not to overtighten anything. Did break two cams and fortunately had extras. The cams are aluminum just like all of them, but easy to over tighten. Just take your time building or you will have issues.

Where do I start with this review?The Good:- It is a sturdy enough dresser, once its been installed properly.- Definitely modern looking and comes with a variety of color choices.- Really good instructions for assembling process.The Bad:- It takes a while for it to be assembled. It took a bit more than 6 hours for me to assemble (one person hand assembly).- Others have pointed out earlier as well. There is a gap that exists and they could have made the drawers bigger.- Bottoms of the drawers are MDF boards and that makes them rattling and cheap.- Its a one time and use thing. There is no way it can be unassembled and reassembled later.The Ugly:- Poor quality control. The panel that goes in the middle came broke for me. Lucky me that its the middle one. I was able to glue that and use it. Had it been any other, it would have been a total disaster. I took out a star because of this.- The wooden sliders on which the drawers slide are pretty bad design. They not only make them cheap, but a lot of rattling because of that. For $300, they could have used metal sliders. Took another star because of this and the cheap bottom drawers.Some suggestions:- Read the instructions very carefully and take time to assemble. Don't rush.- Do not install the board at the back before installing the legs. It becomes that much easier if you swap those two steps (unlike the instructions).- I used some beeswax to polish the wooden panels for drawers. It does give them a good patina.- I used some synthetic grease to lubricate the slider & drawers. That made them a bit tacky and less rattling (this could have been avoided completely if they have provided metal sliders).

Very good product for the money! Saved me a bunch of money versus going to a furniture store for the pretty much same thing. There is one thing though, putting this together is going to take hard work and determination. It will help greatly if you have done this before. I did it by hand and took me about 7 and 1/2 hours total. A screw gun would be of great help, however the wood is soft and doing it by hand gives greater handling and care as not to split the wood or strip the holes. Set aside a day to do this. If you put your mind to it you can defeat the dresser. Good luck!