I just bought a house. After years of apartment dwelling and using cheap furniture (thanks Sauder), I decided it was time to replace my old, beat up furniture - that had been moved many times - with some quality furniture that will last me a long time. I opted to get two of these Abbyson Kingston nightstands, the matching dresser, and the Waynesborough Queen-size bed for my bedroom. Additionally, I live in Ohio where we have tons of Amish custom furniture stores so I bought a small table for my eat-in kitchen from a local Amish craftsman (and browsed their selection of nightstands and dressers). Now, onto the nightstand...and what I think of its quality vs. Amish-built furniture.
The Abbyson Kingston nightstand is very, very nice for the $%^& that I paid. I give it a 4.5 stars out of 5 - and it gets much of that rating because it is a great value for the money. It is a solid piece of furniture, though I'm not sure that is it 100% oak throughout. The back of the nightstand is a little rough and could have used more finishing (as could the bottom where I almost got a splinter from lifting the nightstand). I'm thinking that the back of the nightstand may be plywood??? Either way, it is NOT MDF or a cheap wood - it is quite thick and solid. I'm not worried about it's durability and anticipate that this will last a LONG time. The front, top, and sides of the Kingston were smooth and the finishing was ALMOST as nice as anything I saw in the custom furniture stores. I'm not gonna complain about the rough finishing on the back and bottom. Should I have purchased my nightstands at the Amish furniture store, I could have expected to pay $#$%-$*(&^ per nightstand for solid oak, brown maple, or cherry. Yes, I'm certain that the back and bottom of the nightstand would have been finished to absolute perfection and that the drawers would have actually been dovetailed (they weren't in the Kingston), but I also would have paid a lot more. If you are a looking for quality, durable furniture, this is it. You will not find a nicer nightstand, assembled and delivered, for $$%^. However, if you are looking for heirloom furniture, you should look somewhere else.
PS - I did not buy the Kingston Queen set because I liked the Waynesborough bed more than Kingston bed. The color of the Waynesborough is darker (nearly black) than the Abbyson, but they still look great together and are of high quality. I do recommend them together!!