Bibliothèque Araeya

I’m so happy with how this turned out! This was a very expensive purchase but knowing this would be the centerpiece of my room, I wanted it to be good quality. The dimensions of this large shelf were perfect for this nook. I was a little nervous because I didn’t see any photo reviews of the large shelf but I decided to go for it. Since I just moved and was having some work done at the new house, I paid a contractor’s team to assemble it. It took 3 pros 2-3 hours. I do think the price is too high, but I’m so happy with how it looks in my room that I can’t complain. FYI, it was shipped in two separate shipments that arrived on different days.

Like others have said, it really shouldn't cost as much as it does (including on sale), but it works. The white is a bit brighter white than I'd have preferred and doesn't quite match my white cabinets, but overall it's a quality piece of furniture and not too hard to put together. We added another extender, which you can do pretty much indefinitely if you've got a longer space to fill.

very sturdy and easy to put together

Once we got it assembled, we love how it looks in the space, but my wife and I agreed that this thing is insanely priced for what you get. It's pretty simple plywood held together with cams and similar but smaller items elsewhere would run you maybe a couple hundred books. You feel like you're paying for size instead of quality and this thing is pretty huge. It looks good and feels sturdy, it just doesn't feel expensive... which is unfortunate given its price. The instructions are also really hard to follow for what ultimately ended up being a pretty simple construction, especially since the pieces needed for specific steps were scattered among the five boxes that were delivered. Some parts of the instructions appeared to be entirely inaccurate, as well. Honestly, you would probably be in better shape just putting all the pieces out together and following logic rather than the misleading directions. Overall, we're thrilled with how it looks, not completely sold on the value.