Bush Saratoga 72" H Five Shelf Bookcase in Cherry

I read some of the other reviews and was a little concerned, but I am not particularly handy and had no trouble putting it together - by myself. Probably would have been easier with two but it wasn't bad for just me. And I thought it looked great after.

It's made of the cheaper style particle board. You can't put more that 25 pounds on each shelf, or the shelf will start to bow. It's more for a half book half curio shelf because of the weight limit. Looks pretty good when put together. Assembly time is about two hours.

I changes my formal livingroom into an office and I added 2 bookcases to the decor. It makes my office look so elegant and professional. My guest love the look and I'm satisfied with my decision.

The bookshelf was easy to assemble with two people. Directions are excellent and pilot holes are drilled for everything, including the nails along the back. Only problem is the bar across the top - it did not line up with the rest of the bookshelf so there is a gap on both sides.

The backing looks cheap. It also had a lot of pieces and took a while to put ogether. However, it matched the desk nicely, and I like the color.

The product is as described; satisfied with purchase

Putting the bookcase was not hard just time consuming, the manual was helpful I love the way it looks in my living room. The only con I have is the cardboard peice that covers the back was not cut right, too small and not even, and it was difficut to put on I used the nails provided but they didn't work and I chipped the bottom of the peice. I would have preferred the cardboard back to be too large and been able to connect it with glue.

Product Review

This bookcase is for a home office. My husband and I assembled it easily but it took about two hours. We went slow. Nice finish, moves easily. Good value for the money. Perfect mate for the desk. Not very sturdy until it is weighted down.

Service Review

Delivered propmtly and arrived in good condition. It was part of a palette drop that wighed almost 300 pounds. Make sure you fully understand the delivery conditions.

Although it is not a real wood but I am happy with the price, design and lay out of this product. It looks very nice and easy installation.

The basic bookcase is well made and the predrilled holes and metal pieces were aligned prefectily. But, the veneer is micro thin and easily peels on edges. Also, Instead on finishing the front, Bush decided to use molding pieces to provide the finish. The problem with this is that you lose two inches on each side to put books on the shelves and the top shelf looses two inches in height because of the finishing molding. This is why I gave it a three. I really needed the extra space.