Sauder Palladia Dresser, Vintage Oak finish

Really nice looking and very sturdy, except for the back, but most furniture comes with that crappy cardboard back. I thought this dresser was deep enough but once you pull the drawers out, you realize they're kinda short/hard to work with. I prefer a horizontally deep rather than vertically deep drawer, but considering this dresser only cost me 220 and is super nice otherwise, I would buy it again.My assembly was spread in small parts over several weeks lol so it wasn't bad. Instructions were very clear, but I do have some complaints/advice1) Use a power drill! One of the main problems I had was bc I didn't have a drill to use.2) biggest problem: those HORRIFIC twist lock screws. Did no one else hate these, really? If you have 0 muscle these are near impossible to turn and get stripped real fast, making it actually impossible to further tighten. The top of my dresser is not totally flush to the sides because of this. It's not a major issue, but yeah. Wouldn't have had this problem with a power drill3) the holes for the rails on the inside of the dresser are too small for the screws, had to widen them all w/ a flat head4) that bottom piece that connects to the R pieces was hard to align. It's not visibly crooked from the front but when I was screwing it in, it was too high up from one of the Rs lol.5) Drawer rails are a bit hard to align. One of my drawers is woobly when I push it back in and I can't figure out why (I have asked my dad to come investigate lol). If there were some sort of guiding lines where you have to install the rails, that would really help ensure they're straight.

Dresser was as described, and has a nice finish. Not hardwood heirloom quality, but has a nice appeal to it. Nothing was damaged upon opening the box it arrived in. Minimal tools necessary to assemble, however one not listed that I would recommend is a tape measure. I will say this, if you do not know how to "square" or "rack" something, you shouldn't be attempting to assemble this piece. Also, if you do not know how to adjust drawers after assembly, you either need to learn, or again, don't even attempt. Most of the negative reviews I see seem to be people having these simple issues. I took my time with assembly, measured, measured, and then measured for good measure, squared everything up, made minor adjustments to two drawers when I was done, and ended up with a perfectly aligned piece with drawers that slide beautifully. I see a few people saying this only took them a couple hours...….don't think so. Plan on having around 4 - 6 hours of assembly to do this right (I was on my own, took me around 6). With that being said, I am very happy with the product, hence the five stars, however, taking into consideration the assembly time and price for a manufactured piece, I could have gone down to the local furniture store and found a nice already assembled hardwood piece in the scratch and dent/clearance section for the same price.

This dresser is very beautiful, sturdy and functional. This is much nicer than the other assemble yourself style dressers in the market. It is very beautiful but a finger print magnet. It is very sturdy, drawers slide in and out smoothly.Assembling is a big task. It took me a couple of hours. But well worth the effort. I found the assembly instructions easy to follow. I would not recommend this to people who don't enjoy DIY projects.I have given it 4 stars because of the effort required to assemble and for being a finger print magnet.

We needed a dresser, in a hurry, for our guest bedroom and it's pretty clear that we got what we paid for. It doesn't look as nice, in person, as it does in the picture. The pre-drilled holes did not line up so drawers did not open easily. It is constructed out of particle board and the wood grain imprinting is very very thin. We would have returned this item but, as we learned later, it cannot be returned once it has been assembled . Make sure you take a good look at all the pieces before you begin assembly and look for holes that are not in line with one another. We got around the problem by drilling our own holes and adding additional screws to the front of each drawer bracket. One last thing...I've been a carpenter for over twenty years and I can't imagine how long this would take to assemble if one has little or no experience in assembling cabinets, etc. It took us just about four hours and although the instructions are pretty clear about NOT using power tools to assemble this item, I couldn't guess how long it would take to put this together, using only hand tools. The entire dresser comes completely unassembled. There are exactly 50 pieces that need to be assembled and that's not including the 24 drawer slides that need to be mounted, or the 161 screws that need to be fastened, or the 127 other miscellaneous pieces or the 60 nails for nailing the back panel of the dresser.