ClosetMaid 3 Cube Storage Shelf Organizer Bookshelf with Back Panel, Easy Assembly, Wood, Weathered Gray

Bought this looking for a way to store my vinyl LP collection. All parts were included with no damage. Assembly took about an hour by myself, in no rush. So far it has held up great. I have all three top shelves loaded with records and have plenty of room for underneath. I can easily fit a record player and a couple other things on the very top of the cabinet. Overall a great shelf/organizing system in my opinion!

The media could not be loaded. It’s MDF… yeah. But I glued all the dowels and shelves, and followed the directions, and it went together quickly and ended up solid with no shaking or wobbling that I read in other reviews as a possible problem. I even put my turntable on top and no harmonic feed back or anything. A nice enough product especially at this price point. Perfect size for my albums, which I used to have scattered all over in Apple boxes, card board boxes and even some free roaming in the floor under a book shelf. I bought 2 of the 6 cube units for my “man cave” and they’ll straighten up the albums nicely. I’d recommend IF you assemble carefully and follow assembly instructions- (gluing really help MDF too!)

This looks great tight to the wall with stored items in place. Nice finish. Great color. Pretty sturdy overall. I do like it. It uses the screw and cam connectors to assemble it and was very easy to put together.Now the negatives. I questioned the design of the shelves and dividers but it all worked out because I used a high-quality wood glue along each seam. This made it very sturdy. Also, of the ten packages with home furnishing products that I received that week, this one was the only one to arrive with damage. The package inspection showed no apparent damage to its surface, but once opened it became apparent that someone had mishandled the package somewhere during its lifetime resulting in numerous pieces having crushed corners on one end. The biggest reason i see fo this was the lack of packaging material at the ends of the boxes. Other undamaged items came with special corner protectors of hard plastic with much thicker styro foam end pieces which protected everything in the box extremely well. Also, the bottom panel was cracked from a forceful blunt blow but still usable since it was against the floor where this would be when put together. Lastly, the backing is just a thin crappy type of cardboard.So, for just a bit more money the 9 cube unit could have been one to rave about. The savings on the lack of packaging are so small it makes no sense to me why the items inside are mot better protected during shipping. I kept it cause it's impossible to return something like that without a giant hassle.

I had several blemishes on the finish. It looked like they painted the blemishes from the factory. I built the first one (I ordered 4) and left it on the covered carport for a couple of weeks. The bottom swelled. The paint came off from the bottom. Theses are not durable for any time left outside even covered and out of the weather. One of them out of the four will not lock properly and is kind of shaky. I installed the back cardboard piece and it firmed it up some but it is not sturdy like the other 3. The size is great. Putting together is not that hard. There are no ikeas local to me and shipping was extremely expensive for that brand so I decided to try these. They do stack good. They are flush when stacked. I do not recommend for outside use even for short amount of time. As in, don't put them together outside and then bring them inside. It will ruin them. The finish is extremely easy to scratch so be mindful of that. Also never let any liquid in contact with them. Such as wry Mop or drinks on top. This is particle board so the wood will swell and separate. As far as size, they are perfect. I have four that will be side by side and 2 on top. I can hide the defective part on the one that was outside under the carport for 2 weeks. I also purchased the expensive box Liner fold outs and they fit perfectly and will also prevent seeing any of the defects. Overall it is a decent product I just wish they were more durable. I purchased the white ones. The two in the picture are the ones that I built inside the house. They were not exposed to outside. There were slight flaws, such as paint touch ups done from the factory. But overall they will serve the intended purpose of creating more storage and helping me to be organized.

This is the perfect bookshelf for my needs. We have a home office and we needed some shelves. Voila. What more can I say? If you need a bookshelf that is both sturdy and manageable, this is the one. I love the thick shelves and the case walls. Definitely worth the money we spent, which really wasn’t that expensive compared to the real-wood alternatives we were also considering. So far I’m happy with the purchase and they have served me well these past two years.