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4.5
Great dresser. Matches the set. I have the crib and chest from 10 years ago and it's the same, but they did add the detailing rectangle around the front of the drawers. It's ok, though - it still looks like it matches. I assembled it by myself in about an hour, asking someone only to help me lay it down to attach the back and to hold it while I attached the first side. A few things that tripped me up:1. (I'm an idiot) - when attaching the "leg" in step 1, I couldn't for the life of me figure it out, until I realized there was a cover over the bolt that you use to screw it in. They had painted the cover the same shade of brown as the piece, so I thought it was part of the leg. I'm a dope.2. For me, pieces D and F had swapped stickers, so when I tried to attach piece F (again in step 1), it didn't work. it was obvious, though, because the piece labeled F didn't have the three holes in the middle that you need to attach it to the middle section. Once I mentally swapped those letters I was good to go.3. When attaching the two bottom rails to the middle, make sure you pay attention to the dowel versus the bolt. For one bar it's bolt on top, for the other it's dowel on top. This is clear in the picture, just make sure you look at it.4. The drawers, oh the drawers! There are dowels for attaching both the back and the front. The dowels are not called out in the instructions, they're only in the pictures. I missed quite a few of these and didn't unscrew the sides to put them in (I didn't want to reduce the integrity of the wood by unscrewing and re-attaching with the screws. So far they seem just as sturdy as those where I added the dowels, but only time will tell.5. Attaching the top, it's a little tricky with the 2 different sized bolts. Basically it's the shorter ones in the front, longer ones in the back. The diagram is tough to read but if you really look at it you can figure it out with logic.6. Attaching the back, they give you 26 screws but my back had 28 holes. Oops! Oh well, I have 2 empties where I'm sure there should be screws and two where there shouldn't be.That's it. End of lesson :) The dresser is sturdy and substantial, packaged perfectly for shipping from Amazon (I had 0 damaged pieces). I have had interactions with this company in the past and they do ship replacement parts for ones broken during transit. If something came broken I'm confident they'd have helped me out.
