KidKraft Wooden Bookcase With Reading Nook

This turned out just right. I really like how it looks, and how kid-sized it is. It’s a versatile nook that could go in a number of places as a child ages and spaces change.
That said, the assembly process does give you a new appreciation for IKEA. Everyone makes fun of them, but whoever designed this makes their designers look like Einsteins working with far more durable materials. I wouldn’t say this was difficult to assemble, just… awkward. As if the final shape was paramount and dictated everything, so there was no thought given to the odd contortions or special tools you might need for specific steps. (For instance, you need a screwdriver to tighten the cam bolts on the inside of the slanted top compartments, but a normal-length screwdriver is too long for that space.)
Similarly, I wouldn’t say that the instructions were hard to follow. The parts were well-organized and labeled. However, the instructions do tend to lump a whole bunch of steps together, in a way that IKEA wouldn’t.
Well, I suppose these are the trade-offs for overall cheapness. Again, I had no real trouble putting this together, but on the other hand, I totally see why people might.

So I opened the box expecting something like an Ikea disaster- but you packaged this so well and the directions were beautifully simple! On top of that, can I just tell you how much I appreciate that the hardware was labeled? Seriously- that was glorious- I even took a picture it was so beautiful to see!
This took less than an hour to put together and the tiny one jumped right on and brought his friends to sit with him. I think this will be a perfect fit.

A lot of people mentioned the material is cheap and came with a lot of damages. They are not lying. Recieved last week and at lease 5 pieces of wooden are chipped. Luckily they are all chipped on the invisible side so I just build it anyways…..

The idea of the product is great and the completed product is great. But the fact that the cushion came with stink and the wooden pieces are chipped make me rate it 1 star…..

This was very frustrating to put together. At one of the first steps and doesn’t explain which way the front of the #2 boards. Of course I guessed wrong and had to redo after getting to the next step (the little opening that goes across the top long board is the back BTW). And then another part was taking this tiny little cylinder thing and sticking it in the hole and then through another hole, adding the screw and hoping you have the end piece lined up. For one of them I spent 30 mins alone trying to get the screw to go in the opening. So frustrating! And that was the most used screw!

So glad I was able to figure it out bc it’s cute.

El producto llegó rápido. No es tan sencillo de armar si no estas acostumbrado a usar herramientas. *Necesitas una mini llave allen para algunos tornillos.*

En la “garantia” te menciona que puede traer detalles, y si es de un material algo delicado. De por si ya venia con algunos talloncitos, si se les barre algun tornillo al momento de instalar, puede dañar el material.

De igual manera el resultado es bueno, para niños menores de 4 o 5 años, creo que esta bien. El resultado igual es lindo. Ya les actualizare despues si es resistente.

Looks wise, it looks nice and it’s sturdy. Build wise it’s all good up untill the end, whoa idea was it to have the back board build last. Yeeeshh. Also the squares are not 13″x13″ they’re more like 9″x9″