The instruction manual for this piece was more clear than some other pieces I have put together. I separated pieces into organized piles (all 15s in one pile, all 12s in one pile, etc). The only hardware component lacking some clarity was the white tracks for the drawers. I’d recommend separating all of those pieces from their bundles and organizing them by type and direction as well.
One thing I felt made this dresser sturdier was the metal brackets that are affixed to the bottom of the dresser, helping connect and support the legs of the piece. It was an addition to this structure that I don’t always see in other pieces of furniture and I appreciated that it was included. It makes the dresser feel more durable, heavier, and stronger.
A huge time-saver was my allen-wrench drill bit attachment. If you have one, you’ll want to use it. If you don’t have one, you might want to buy one. All of the drawers required serious use of the allen wrench and, without the drill-bitch attachment I already had, I would have been at this assembly much longer. As it was, this piece took me about 4 hours to put together as a single person, despite the box saying 2 hours. If it was just me, and just the included allen wrench, I might have been looking at close to 4.5 hours.
Overall, I like the look and feel of the piece. It’s moderately sturdy for what it is. Above-average. It sits a little low to the floor as far as typical dressers go, but the drawers fit well. Worth the additional time for assembly if you have an allen-wrench drill bit. You will definitely get tired of twisting the little wrench around over and over.
