Prepac Sonoma Nightstand with Open Shelf, Black

This product came as described. My husband put it together in 30 minutes and I love it. It matches our son's headboard perfectly. He moved out and now it's the guest room. It's perfect.

The quality of workmanship is excellent, and it assembles quite easily. Some folks have complained about the instructions, but I found them to be quite good and fully adequate. Based on other reviews, my first step was to start labeling the pieces with masking tape and a marker. But after about 2 pieces, I realized I was wasting my time. There was no doubt about the identity of each piece, if you look at the diagrams carefully. In fact, the one time I nearly did something wrong, I paused to study the instructions, and the details of the diagram showed the subtle differences in the hole patterns in the board, causing me to flip the piece and continue without further incident. So, just go slowly and carefully on your first one, look at the diagrams carefully until you're sure you have the correct parts laid out in the correct orientation, and you shouldn't have a bit of trouble. I bought two, and the second was short some of the nails used on the back cardboard. No big deal for me, but it might be aggravating for someone without 30 years of accumulated miscellaneous hardware. There were extra of those clever disk doohickeys in both of mine. All in all, I was perfectly satisfied with the contents. Note also that the packaging was excellent, and the parts did not have abraded surfaces from vibration in shipping. I found the tiniest chip in the edge of one of bottom front pieces, and simply colored it in with a dark brown sharpie, and the little white eye-catcher promptly disappeared. Note that you have a choice of bottom effects, if you don't like the gentle arc and prefer something a little more complex. (I like the simplicity of the arc.) I'm not a big fan of particle board furniture, but I needed a temporary solution and didn't want to spend a lot for something I might not keep for more than a couple of years. After assembling these, I find that I like them better than most of the $300+ nightstands I looked at in furniture stores. The drawer hardware is better than many of those units (some just had plastic slides). The overall value of these (looks and utility divided by cost) is incredibly high. Thus, I'm not only pleased that I gambled on these, but I'm also expecting to keep them indefinitely. When I do buy an entire new bedroom set, complete with matching nightstands, these will go into a spare room. I won't throw them away or sell them. They're just too nice. BTW, I was concerned about height, width, depth, drawer depth, etc., and these are just about ideal for my situation. I encourage you to take the published measurements and ensure they'll be appropriate for your bed height, wall space, etc. The only modification I made was to drill a 1" hole in the back of each of the shelf sections (and color the edges with that sharpie marker) in order to feed electric cords through. That was easy to do post-assembly, but you have to be careful with the drill, of course, moving it very slowly into and out of position. Cut gradually, gently through, or you may make a ragged mess. (It's often best to cut partway through, then jump to the other side and finish. This keeps you from busting outward the last layer of material.) In summary, this nightstand is well designed, easy to assemble, and is high quality in every discernible way. It looks good, functions well, and is an outstanding value for the price. No regrets whatsoever in buying.

It took me a long time to find white nightstands that would have the proper proportions for my king-size bed, and these are definitely it! I bought two and assembled them myself without too much difficulty. The boxes (and assembled nightstands) are quite heavy, but I found it easier to move the assembled nightstand than the box, since there was more area to grip. Assembly was not quick - the screws are of a cheaper variety, so I had to screw everything by hand to avoid stripping the screws. Assembling two nightstands took about two hours, though I did mistakenly assemble the cam locks incorrectly on the first one, and had to undo/redo part of it. I would advise assembling the drawers first, since the cam locks on the drawers are a slightly smaller size than the ones for the top of the nightstand - on the first nightstand I assembled, I didn't realize that there were two different sizes. The smaller cam locks for the drawers will fit in the holes for attaching the top, but the larger ones won't fit on the drawers, so by assembling the drawers first you avoid accidentally using the wrong ones. I left the back panels off of both nightstands to allow me to easily run charging cords for my cellphone and tablet - the units seem quite sturdy without the back panels, and it saved me some time in assembly. The nightstands do not wobble or shift at all once in place, even when my large 14lb cat climbs on it and jumps off. The drawers are very spacious, and the shelf is a great size for tucking some books and other miscellany - I use it to store my glasses at night, so my cat can't knock them off the nightstand. All-in-all, I feel these nightstands were an excellent purchase - they are composite material, not solid wood, but they seem well made and sturdy, and look great in my bedroom.

I was a little worried the quality wouldnt be good based on the cost - it seemed too good to be true - but I was pleasantly surprised! This is a really solid night stand with good quality materials. Easy instructions and assembly! All you need is a phillips screwdriver and a hammer

Took me roughly one hour to put this together with common tools like screw drivers and hammer (no drill or power tools). Almost made a critical mistake attaching the top molding (in manual it is referred to as C2) where it was not illustrated to let you know which direction is the front and which is the back. Otherwise, if you have done a few furniture assembly with ikea before then the experience should be familiar to you. I am not a carpenter or has any related skills. These are the only minor issues I had: - The backer (C10) does not take the full width or height of the back. There is like a 1cm discrepancy so you have to be a bit careful when nailing the backer. - The drawer sides (D2 and D3) are slightly wrapped. This leaves a small gap but it does not affect the functionality or add any roughness to the closing and opening of the drawers. Overall I still like the nightstand. It has some weight and does not look cheap. I got this deal from the warehouse and there were no damages to any of the parts. In the end, I am left with only a few nails, two extra screws and one extra cam cover cap; I wish they provide just a few more spare screws or hardware in case of a mistake or two (I am probably nitpicking here).