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I bought this in the hopes that it would mimic a bookcase sold in a popular home catalog for 3-4x the price. It is the perfect depth, height and size for the space, and its dimensions are almost exactly what the other, more highly priced bookcase is. The quality however is not. These shelves are like a hard plastic with a stamped wood pattern into them, whereas the real bookcase shelves are like reclaimed wood. The metal on this is very dark, almost a charcoal steel, whereas the expensive version has lighter pewter colored metal. This one was very simple to put together, although the box it arrived in weighed a ton, so i had to take it upstairs piece by piece. Its fine for the price and I'm keeping it, however its in my front living room and can be seen by all entering the home, so I wish it looked more high end. Its a marginal foreign copy of a nice, more expensive piece. If its in a non-important location, its fine for the price. I would have preferred, with 20/20 hindsight, spending the extra money for the real version.
Renate Graphite Grey Industrial Wood and Metal Shelving/Bookcase. Was shipped within the estimated time frame given. Arrived from carrier without any issues.Thanks!
After reading the other reviews, I was a bit hesitant in ordering this bookcase but, having had great success with previous oders from m, decided to chance it. Am so glad that I did! I had been comparing this one to similar items on two other high-end sites and the difference in the item price and shipping cost could not be passed up. When the bookcase arrived, assembly was a breeze (the hardest part was getting the bookcase into it's upright position, because it is heavy). Now I have it in my kitchen for additional shelf and storage space and it adds an expensive and trendy industrial look, which is what I was going for. Had I purchased this bookcase from store X or Y, I would have paid 2-3 times the amount plus $95+ for shipping.
Great shelving at a wonderful price. Heavy pieces but once laid out, fairly easy to assemble. Bottom shelf is NOT marked so look closely at each shelf BEFORE assembling as bottom shelf has small screw holes in each side piece where leg/wheels fit in. I assembled upside down but requires two people to tip and then lift to upright. Might want to "air out" shelves in a garage or outside for a few hours or a day before putting in house as they do have a chemical smell.
This is a great industrial look shelving unit. The size is fantastic with wide shelf space and good height. Allows lots of storage. Nice wood finish and great industrial metal frame.
I am not sure what all the complaints are about. No piece of furniture is perfect and nitpickers are going to find something every time. If it's true industrial style you are going for, these fit the bill perfectly and they cost about a third of similar styles in several of the popular decor catalogs. Yes they stink a little due to the paint - that will fade, ventilate. No they are not perfectly square - nobody is going to get a level out and check all your individual pipes - we're talking millimeters here. Yes there's a chip in the paint here or there, but I think that makes them more awesome. They are so heavy and burly looking that you could actually picture these being used in a factory. They are not difficult to assemble, I did it by myself with some careful planning/placement. Yes the wheels work - albeit only L to R, but they do function. There was no damage to the pieces other than a few small chips in the paint, but I consider that a bonus. These are for you if you really want true "industrial" - if you want dainty little metal and wood racks pick some of the other "industrial style" shelving units on Great Offer Stock. That being said, I bet they will have imperfections too. This is my third "renate" set purchase for my office and I've been happy every time. The pieces look great against a hardwood floor, they are super sturdy, they look expensive IMHO, but they are easy on the wallet. What's not to like about that???
I looked at this bookcase for a while and I bought it for my son's room. It arrived in a really heavy box and I had to wait for my husband to get home to drag it inside. The box was really, really dirty and banged up but the bookcase was undamaged. It took me a maximum of 1/2 hour to put the bookcase together, it is really heavy though and I did need help to flip it the right way up. The corner poles come in 5 pieces, each with a long screw sticking out of the end which you screw into the next piece (and shelf). It does not have 4 continuous poles on each corner, hope that makes sense? I asked Great Offer Stock before I purchased this item what the shelves were made out of- they are mdf, with a distressed veneer and a metal surround/frame. You only need a screw driver right at the end to secure the wheels. The wheels are functional and we used them to get the bookcase in the correct position in the room. I'm really happy with the bookcase and the quality especially for the price. The item arrived very quickly too.
If you are looking for a unique industrial look, look no further. This bookcase is a heavy solid piece. The distressed metal and reclaimed wood really make this piece. I put this together myself but I should have waited for help from my husband. It is not difficult to put together but it is very heavy.
I purchased the book case and two side tables for our guest room, and I also purchased two towers for our master. My husband assembled all of them this past weekend and, while they look good and seem to be sturdy (they are very heavy), they have a very strong odor to it. It smells like wet paint/spray paint. I'm hoping it will eventually go away but the odor can be very bothersome to sensitive noses. We are letting it "air out" in our living room before placing them in the rooms which are small and enclosed and will hold in the odor. The pictures of the products are accurate although I would not describe them as "grey" at all. The shelves have streaks of grey/silver which you cannot tell from the pictures but overall, the products are dark brown. We have dark brown wood floors, so the products match a lot with the floors which is why I was hoping there would be more grey to them. If these products did not have a strong odor, I would have given "quality" a 4/5 star.
If you get the style of this Renate Collection and have seen it at the "other" high end retailer then you are going to LOVE them. They are the perfect knock off and considering the other home store sells this style for three times this makes them even better. The wood on the shelves is one solid piece of wood that has been faux painted washed to look old, but it still looks very authentic. The wheels are heavy metal and make the entire piece. Ive read reviews that mention the smell, Ive used this entire collection for design clients and the smell goes away within a few days. Assembly is as easy as hand screwing the round poles together, the only catch is to make sure you find the actual "top" shelf and then work your way down and its a cinch. I read a review on here that said her husband thought it belonged in the garage, and that is the look these have, but thats the beauty of them, because they are part of that rustic reclaimed factory style. If you get that style then you will appreciate these as much as all of my clients have. DEF buy these if you like them!! They are an amazing steal of for the price!!
I had been admiring shelves on another well-know furnishings site, but they were way over my budget. So I was thrilled to find these on O for less than a third of the price. They were easy to assemble, although very heavy - definitely need two people. They look just as pictured - although the measurement of width was off by over 8". Overall the pieces look very much as pictured. However I ordered two shelves, and one unit has much lighter colored shelves. The shelves are rougher and it seems like they were just not finished with a topcoat. The other unit has one shelf that is also much lighter, but I figured that when they have pieces on them it will not be an issue. All in all for the price I consider them a great find.
I ordered this bookcase last week and received what is clearly a bookcase that has been purchased, returned and resold without inspection. About 80% of the box my bookcase arrived in was beaten up: dented, tape coming off, pieces of styrofoam falling out of it and holes all over. Inside the box, the item had clearly shifted consistently throughout transit because all pieces of the styrofoam that are supposed to protect and keep the pieces still were broken and falling apart. The bookcase shelves were not tightly packed and were thrown on top of broken boxes containing the rest of the bookcase pieces. There are supposed to be 20 legs for 6 shelves, but my bookcase only arrived with 16. And the inside screw part of one of the legs I DID receive is stripped so badly that neither another leg nor one of the feet will screw into it. Eleven of the legs and all four of the feet have indentations in the finish where someone clearly tried to screw the pieces together previously. There are scratches in the finish throughout a number of the parts and the screw part of one of the feet was also bent so badly it won't screw into any of the legs, which makes it impossible to put this piece together. Surprisingly, the shelves were not damaged, but intact shelves are useless without legs to hold them together or feet to hold up the bookcase! Finally, the inside of the box was so disheveled that the assembly instructions were torn to shreds. The only part I could decipher was the list of parts that are supposed to included for assembly. I searched online for instructions, but could not find them anywhere so I did my best to figure out basic assembly, but have no idea where the screws/washers should go. It is clear by the shoddy packaging that this bookcase must have been re-wrapped in its original packaging, sent back to Great Offer Stock and then shipped out to me without any inspection whatsoever. That's the only explanation that makes sense for how beaten up the box and internal contents are, as well as for why screws would be stripped, why there would be scratches on a number of pieces and why I would be missing some of the pieces I need to put this bookcase together. The box is so badly beaten up that I have no idea how I am going to get the parts put back in the box to send back. I ordered the coffee table and side table to match this bookcase, but given the nightmare I've just endured trying to put this bookcase together with used parts and missing pieces, I am afraid to even open the other boxes.
I have 2 of these with the matching TV stand in between (50 inch TV placed on this). It adds so much style to the room and was much cheaper that having built ins built by a contractor. I love them. They were easy to put together, took a little time but not complicated. I love them, looks great with grey walls.
Fantastic shelving unit I use in my office to hold books, file boxes, decorative items and my printer. It was simple to construct, has a minor wobble, but is overall a solid buy. Reminds me of something I would have spent 3X as much on at Restoration Hardware. The casters are teeny tiny, but they do move the unit, albeit slowly. Overall, five stars to this item and the Renate line. I have a few pieces from it.
Great shelving unit. It was so easy to assemble that my teenage daughter did it for me, and she did a nice job I might add. I love putting framed pictures, collectibles and books on it. The unit looks very high end and stylish. The color is a very up to date look too. It matches greys in a room very well.
Very sturdy and a nice accent to any room!
This bookcase is a very heavy, solid piece of furniture, but definitely has its flaws. The metal poles that sit between the shelves are not straight, giving the whole thing a crooked and awkward appearance. I was able to turn the poles so that the crooked pieces face the back of the bookcase which sits against a wall, so it is not as noticeable, but for the price I would expect a little higher quality. Easy to assemble but the shelves are heavy, it took two of us about 20 minutes to put together. I was disappointed in the way it arrived, all in one box, with the box ripped and falling apart. It is so heavy and bulky it would be better off shipped in multiple boxes. There was no damage despite the torn box when it arrived, however. It's a huge piece, I'm glad I have 10' ceilings and an open space, otherwise this bookshelf would overpower a smaller room. Overall, I'm satisfied but it is overpriced for the quality and I would not purchase the item again. If it weren't so bulky and heavy, I'd have actually returned it.
This bookcase is a beautiful piece that combines distressed wood and pipe. It is incredibly sturdy and love the casters!
For the money, this is fine. Delivery was super fast. Other reviews I read were pretty spot on. I bought this unit about 6 months ago. It did have a strong chemical smell for the first couple weeks - I would NOT recommend this where there is no ventilation. I kept the window open round the clock for a week or so and it still took weeks for the smell to dissipate. No smell at all now though. It is very sturdy/solid once assembled, and the shelf spacing is roomy enough for file boxes or tall books. Again, as another reviewer commented, the shelves are synthetic something, I like the brown/blue/grey tones, but it really does not look like wood. Other than this, it is pretty much as advertised.
I took out one of the shelves because the unit soooo tall, so one less shelf actually made it more doable for the space that I bought it for. I also flipped the shelves to expose the smooth black side of each shelf. I HATED the faux grain and the color combination on the shelves, so flipping them worked just fine. The smell of chemicals was overwhelming, not kidding. Be prepared to open all the windows for a couple of days, or leave it outside. I LOVE the little wheels on the bottom of the unit. I also love the vintage industrial look of it. It is a dead on knockoff of the *** unit on RH. Look at both at compare, it is a real value for the chic, upscale look that you get.
Renate Graphite Grey Industrial Wood and Metal Shelving/Bookcase