Guildford Storage Bookcase

A little pricey but I wanted solid wood so it would last. It is a nice looking piece of furniture and is the perfect size for my wall. My only complaint is that the adjustable shelves just slide in and aren’t secured so they’re a little wobbly.

Very well made. Heavy duty. Beautiful craftsmanship. Fair price. High end shelving for the home that gives your home some classic elegance. Would recommend this cabinet to anyone and would buy again.

I would give this particular item 5 stars, it’s amazing quality, it’s Wayfair that I am knocking a couple off stars for. I ordered two of these bottom cabinets and two of the top hutches that match. I received THREE bottoms and ZERO top hutches and I was told they are unavailable now. And my other top hutch must’ve gotten lost in the mail I guess, because I never received it. I’m frustrated.. I purchased through open box so I’m unable to return these bottom cabinets. I’m also unable to get the top pieces. So I’m just stuck with these bottom cabinets. Wayfair tried to just offer me 20 of my money back and I had to get a little assertive with them for a full refund due to their screw up. Just want to clarify, I did not get a refund for the items I received, only the items I didn’t receive. I’m honestly afraid to order through Wayfair again because of this.

I don't know who is to blame for the comedy of errors that was responsible for the delivery of these bookcases the manufacturer or Wayfair but it was a disaster. I ordered two sets of these bookcases. The first time they attempted delivery they realized the bottom was cracked, so they canceled delivery and re-ordered. The next time the top of one was cracked and the bottom was missing. Another 2-3 week wait to reorder those pieces. Then 1 of the 2 pieces arrived and there were no pegs for either top for the shelves. It has now been a month and a half, I have 3/4 of my bookcases and no pegs to actually put shelves and Wayfair is saying another month to get the replacement parts delivered. The bookcases themselves are beautiful, but if the manufacturer and Wayfair can not get these items to the consumer in one piece, they are not worth it. Would not buy again for the sheer hassle of the whole ordeal. Beyond disappointed.

We LOVE our bookcase. It’s beautiful, solid and functional

Wayfair was great handling my issues with this item. As with some other reviewers, the bookcase has quite a bit of cracking around the joinery and paint flaws on the shelves. I was able to fix most of it with additional paint and sanding but I’m disappointed that it got through quality control in this condition.

First item damaged. Front corners smashed. Replacement unit had one smashed back corner, but will not be visible when placed in room. Paint needs touch up in several areas.

Unfortunately, the bookcase has several areas of damage-poor quality. Quality is well below price point. Finish is chipped in several places along shelving and significant separation around edge of base and frame.

Basically this is pretty good furniture, though a few things are worth noting. It comes in two pieces-- the bottom console and the top bookcase. The bottom is medium-heavy and fully assembled. It is put together well and arrived well-packed and needed no assembly, not even the doors. The top bookcase is really heavy-- you will need two really strong people to heft this thing onto the top of that console. Also, the supplied earthquake straps come with drywall screws and are not going to handle this much weight, especially if it gets tipped as far as the straps allow. We screwed a 2x4 to the wall into studs, and then screwed the unit to the 2x4 at the top; it is quite secure now. Problems-- ours arrived with defects. The top had a mashed corner, which was in the back on the trim (made of MDF). Not able to pack it up again, we are living with it (how would this be returned and maybe the next one would have other defects?) Also, the smaller 1" members in this frame have gaps between them-- it's noticeable, and we will fix this with some filler and touch up paint. Finally, once the top is positioned on the console, you can see from the pictures that it seems to be high-centered in the middle, and the left and right sides of the bookcase seem oddly bowed up by 3/16", which is also readily noticeable. We are waiting to see if this thing will settle in after moving, but it is a big gap; other furniture costing this much in stores don't exhibit this kind of problem. An aside, Wayfair seems to use a company called Ceva to ship these things. Two Ceva guys brought the unit inside the door to our foyer as Wayfair promises, but they set the console box upside down (it is marked FRAGILE and UP with an arrow). This is a pretty basic thing for a shipping company to get right, but they missed this. Nothing seems to have been damaged in this box as a result. Regarding the bookcase box, although the unit itself had a crush injury, the box it came in did NOT have any damage in that area, leading us to believe that the unit was dropped or otherwise crushed before it was even boxed up-- perhaps in a warehouse or something. This doesn't seem right-- a basic inspection at box-up time is warranted, especially as so many people here are reporting problems with this furniture.

It’s a gorgeous piece, but the top part did not survive shipping very well. It’s enormously heavy, so be sure to have 1-2 extra people to help lift it up onto the desk. Wayfair refunded me 20 to account for the damage at least.