South Shore Fynn 2-Drawer Nightstand, 0, Gray Oak

I’ve never ordered anything from this company previously but am very familiar with ‘flat-pack’ type furniture. It’s usually hit or miss with the directions and you need to be aware of that going in to ANY flat-pack furniture assembly.Personally, I am very impressed with these nightstands. I think the value for the money is fantastic. They look great in my bedroom and I can tell they’ll look more high-end once my bedroom is fully decorated with mirrors over the nightstands.I think the directions were just fine regarding the assembly and I didn’t find myself getting confused at any point. I think if you just take your time and pay attention to the labels, you shouldn’t really have any problems.I saw multiple reviewers note that the handles are all mounted on the right side of the drawers which can look funny when you have matching nightstands. It can also be inconvenient when trying to open the ‘left’ nightstand while you’re in bed, as you have to reach all the way over to the handle on the far left side of the drawer front.I remedied this by using a drill bit to drill 2 new holes for the handle to screw into. I measured and made sure the handles would sit exactly the same distance to the edge of the drawer front as the other nightstand. I included pictures so you can see how it looks. As far as the 2 extra pre-drilled holes where the handle was supposed to originally sit, I will be filling that in with inexpensive wood glue (they sell this for under $5 most anywhere) and using a basic black Sharpie to hide the filler.Tips to make your life easier when assembling this:- Take a few minutes to look over the directions and pieces! They’re labeled and don’t stray from the directions.- Use wood glue or Gorilla Glue to help attach every screw, dowel etc.. It will fully cure in a few days and will help greatly with the overall structural integrity! This is sooo helpful when buying flat-pack furniture that isn’t know for it’s great quality.- Purchase a cheap cordless hand drill to save your hands when assembling projects like this.- Buy a roll of matte Contact Paper film to cut and stick to the top of the nightstand. You won’t be able to hardly see it and it’ll instantly protect the surface from liquids and scratches from basic objects regularly placed on top. This is a cheap and easy solution to prolong the life and overall appearance.- Assemble BOTH drawers at the same time to speed up this step.- Take your time and accept the fact that it may take longer to assemble. At least it’s done right the first time!

I ordered this nightstand to compliment my new bedset. From the pictures it looked very sleek/modern and the price seemed very fair.I received the item and was surprised to find there was very little padding at all in the packaging, especially with how heavy/awkward the size of the package i would imagine that damage to the item would be frequent; however, in my case the item was in perfect condition on arrival.The instructions gave you all the necessary steps and explanations. No words, so it was more like a "LEGO" set of instructions; which never bothered me. Actually I much prefer this type of instruction.From unpacking to putting away my tools took a grand total of 40 minutes. The instructions did say two people were required to assembly and i can see where that may have been nice in a couple situations, but it is nowhere near necessary. I know lots of people complained about quality of fasteners/length of time to set up/rigidity after built. The reality is: if you don't have a lot of "mechanical sympathy" you really shouldn't be putting this together. If your only experience putting things together is IKEA furniture, you probably shouldn't be the one building this. It's made of high density fiber board; you can't apply the same amount of torque to that as you could with solid wood. Like I said before: 40 mins start to finish and i have stood on mine to reach things...It's a sturdy product when properly assembled.Once together the unit is exceptionally sturdy and feels solid. Finish looks nice, although the finish is definitely one big repeating sheet of the same design, so if you look closely you can see the same wood grain pattern in multiple spots. Doesn't bother me and looks great in my room.Bottom Line: If you're mechanically savvy and want a great piece at an amazing price, buy this product

had this for about a year now. pretty nightstand and looks like the picture.it gets top heavy though because it's lighter in weight.if you don't have anything in the bottom drawer and fill the top one it will fall over.so either anchor it to the wall or put things in the bottom drawer first

It's not my first time buying and building South Shore furniture, so I would say I have realistic expectations of the product and a good understanding of how South Shore functions as a business. If you like the way a South Shore product looks and this is what is in your budget, buy it, if you can accept the fact that a bundle of fiberboard traveling from warehouse to your doorstep is sketchy, you are willing to take the time to work with South Shore's customer service in the case that something is broken or missing from your package, and you are willing to take the time to give your full attention to reading the instructions and building the product. As long as you can commit to those things, I highly recommend buying South Shore for the high style for the price point. If you can't, you need to see your local furniture store instead.With that said, I didn't have any problems with this nightstand in receiving or constructing (I also purchased the matching dresser, which I had a rocky start in receiving, but overall a happy ending). I really like everything about this piece. The color is a great shade of dark gray, and the wood-grain texture is subtle. I like that it had metal slides for the drawers, and the offset drawer handles give it a unique look. I'd be careful of what and how you place things on the top of the stand; the surface definitely is not water proof or scratch resistant. Get yourself a coaster from the dollar store for your night time cup of water, be careful about tossing your keys on it, and you'll be all good. When it comes to fiberboard products like these, if you're nice to it, it'll be nice to you for a good couple of years.