HOSTACK Modern Farmhouse Buffet with Barn Door

I had been looking for a while, then finally decided to buy where I always buy….Amazon. This is a very sturdy and nice looking cabinet. It did take me a while (by myself) to put it together (maybe 18 pcs of wood and 25 bags of parts!) but the instructions were very easy to follow. I really love that the drawer is just deep enough to hold our coffee mugs. The bottom holds all our bar glasses. It looks really good in our kitchen.

We’re using for our entryway shoe storage since our dog loves to eat shoes. One of the only things I could find that would fit a “regular” size men’s shoe (12). All the other shoe storage cabinets seem to only be for kids and small women’s shoes. Anyways, assembly took a while, but the instructions are very clear and very easy to understand. All the holes lined up nice, all the hardware was in separate marked bags, all the parts were clearly marked, and we really liked the veneered finish that everything had. I’ve already gotten a few compliments from guests. They are surprised when I tell them how much I paid. This cabinet should do the job very nicely for what we need it to do. The veneer seems durable so far too. We plan on putting gloves and hats in the drawer. Overall I really like it and would recommend it.

Have to agree with previous review that the assembly was not easy. Many of the pre-drilled screw holes made it difficult to secure the screws. I also got a small blister. I used my good screw driver but was afraid to use my drill due to some of the reviews about the particle board issues.

Now that it is assembled and in place I am thrilled. It is perfect for my needs and looks lovely. Seems very sturdy as I could not attach it a wall as it is next to my refrigerator. I skipped 2 of the instructions the T mount for the wall and the I & J as there was no screw holes and I could not see a purpose. I would have used wood glue but as I mentioned it seems very sturdy.

The Buffet Sideboard is the perfect addition to my kitchen and I m very happy with the purchase. Just a warning for the next one to buy. Assembly is not easy and took me 3 hours but I am a 65 yr old woman and took my time to make sure I got it right.

This cabinet is surprisingly high quality and looks/works great! I’m using it as an entryway table and storage instead of a coffee bar, but I think it would well for either.

——— PROS ———

– This thing is SOLID. I expected it to be flimsier for the price, but it’s actually incredibly sturdy. It feels more like something you’d buy at a furniture store than something you’d buy online.

– The drawer and cabinet doors open and close smoothly.

– It has a good amount of storage space. The drawer holds a lot of our crap (sunglasses, wallet, keys, dog poop bags, hats, gloves, etc etc) and inside the cabinet is bigger than I expected. We are using it to store some winter things and reusable grocery bags at the moment, which isn’t the best use for it, but I’ll add some shoes and stuff with time.

– The wood top looks like real wood. This is huge for me with furniture like this. I hate fake MDF looking wood, but this is not that. I included two pictures of the wood top, one with natural light and another with an overhead light. It’s a nice rich brown color and has realistic grain.

– It hasn’t chipped or scratched after a month or two of heavy use and cats jumping on it. The top seems to have a protective coat on it. I haven’t gotten it wet, but it seems like if you did use this as a coffee bar and had some spills it would probably do just fine.

– It came well packaged and protected. The box got damaged during shipping and had some large gashes in it. I expected the worst, but everything was perfectly intact.

——— CONS ———

– I’m no stranger to putting together this kind of furniture. I’ve built a LOT of it in the past. However, this was definitely not easy to put together. It doesn’t take a lot of know-how necessarily, but it came in about a billion pieces and the directions are a mile long. I also found it required two people to put together during some parts, so keep that in mind. You may be able to do it yourself by bracing it against a couch or something like that, but it will be hard. I’d also come prepared with a power drill, or else you’ll be toiling away with a screwdriver for the rest of your life. I spent about 2 hours putting this together by myself (with a drill), and my husband helped me finish it up in about another hour.

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Overall, I’m really happy with this cabinet! It was definitely worth the elbow grease to get it put together. I’ll update this review if anything changes, but for now I recommend it!

(BTW: I bought this with my own money, and I wasn’t paid to write this review. I rely heavily on reviews when shopping on here, so I just write these for future need-to-know-everything-before-buying shoppers like me.)