The look is fantastic!
The look is fantastic! I chose the light wood color in the round design. The ability to extend the table and bench is easy enough for me as a petite woman but I do prefer help. I would purchase again based on style. I will share information that I would have liked to know in advance. I removed one star for 3 reasons:
1. I did not know that the table, chairs, bench and cabinet would arrive in 8 very large boxes. That I would not be able to move at all! I assumed the delivery men would unbox and set up. I had to hire a handy man since my husband was away for work and these boxes were very big, taking up most of my large foyer. (Had I ordered this in my last home this would have taken up my whole living room!) it took the handyman 3 hours to put everything together. So that was an added expense after the near $6,000 purchase. Maybe this assembly required was stated at the time of order, but I do not remember since that was 6 months ago. I also have a huge amount of cardboard that I will need to hire someone to break down and carry up from the basement (I have a spinal injury and my husband is away for business often) to recycle over the next few months, (in our township we are limited in the amount of recycling we can put out each week) luckily, I have basement space for this, it would be a very cumbersome amount of cardboard to hold onto for several months if I were living in an apartment or smaller home setting.
2. The bench does not latch closed when there are no leaves added to it. This is unfortunate because I intended to use the bench in the smallest position. I have decided to use it somewhere else in the home and purchased two more chairs in its place. This is also an issue because since the bench does not latch together, when one sits down on it, the seam separates, but when you stand back up the seam closes and this caught my sweater made a pull in it. The sweater was old. I’m not worried about that, but I do worry about small fingers getting pinched or the back of one pants getting caught and maybe even skin if someone is wearing shorts. For this reason, I cannot use it in a dining situation. I love the look of it though so I decided to use it as a hallway bench in a place where no one ever sits and I would say it’s very expensive for that use. Buyer beware if you thought you might use it without adding the leaves! I did not receive any information back when I messaged my concern on this. I have thought about adding some adhesive Velcro straps underneath after the busy holiday time subsides. I’m not sure if that will hold. However, when the table is fully extended for a party, I will have a couple of men carry it in to be used at that time.
3. And last, one of the latches to hold a cabinet door closed does not actually work so the door does not stay closed. I was told this latch was under warranty and I would be shipped a replacement. But I haven’t gotten any follow up email to know when that will be, but I trust the only reason I haven’t heard back yet is because of the holiday time we’re in.
Date of experience: 17 December 2024
