Mercers Furniture Corona Sideboard Low 2 Door 3 Drawer

This sideboard looks and feels brilliant. Solid timber through out with a good finish. HOWEVER, being a flat pack, you need to build it yourself. Not for the first time builder, a very complex build but at the end you have a very useful and good looking sideboard. The quality of the fit of part is really good and the fixings work a treat. Well recommended but take your time building it.

Stunning!! Easy to assemble. 5* seller.

Nice sturdy furniture and looks great however takes at least 6 hours to build and my husband is very handy.

Very nice unit. Take you're time building it, not easy, but worth it.

Excellent value for money - delighted with the quality - does take time to assemble - some tips - accessories (screws hinges etc come in 4 seperate packs with letters that identify each one ie A; B; C etc get 4 plastic trays for each packet and keep them all separate with their identifying tickets. That way you can keep referring back to the excellent instructions for assembly. Also follow the instructions for assemble exactly ie step 1 - step2 - step 3 and so on. Tip: you can use a power screw driver on the internal assembly parts but on the outside more noticeable screws etc take care and use a hand screwdriver to avoid slipping and marking the wood. Tip 3. Lay cabinet flat on its back when fitting doors. The hinge screw positions are marked with a pointed indentation put each screw half way into the wood at the mark for each hinge - do this without the hinge - do the same on the doors - put screws half way into the wood at the marked spot - then take out the screws and attach the hinges to the doors first - then line up the door take the screws out of the frames and then line up the frame part of the hinges with the holes made by the screws and put the screws back into the holes you have created - there is ample adjustment on both the door and frame parts of the hinges so don't worry - this makes a tricky job so much more simple - use a hand screwdriver for all the work on the front of the unit - less chance of slipping and marking the wood - good luck - it's well worth the effort - Brian K.

OK, I'll admit that I'm not God's gift to DIY, but I've assembled plenty of Ikea and Homebase units before and I cannot recall anything quite as awkward as this. The instructions are rather confusing, with tiny diagrams and numbered panels not matching the letters marked on the actual panels. Also don't make the mistake that I did and use the wrong (flat head) screws early in the assembly, only to find you are left with the wrong (same length but raised head) screws to attach the drawer sides. I couldn't face disassembling what I'd done, so a trip to my local hardware store to buy further screws was necessary. Delivery was pretty quick - 4 days, but the box came slightly battered and one of the panels was chipped. Not bad enough to merit returning it though and, as this is supposed to have a vaguely rustic/distressed look, I suppose that's no big deal. The drawers are basic affairs using side-mount wooden sliders which would probably benefit from some waxing to improve movement. I recommend you spend some time laying out all the parts and relabelling them with temporary sticky notes once you've matched them up with the instructions. Then allow around 4 hours or so for assembly. An electric screwdriver is a good investment here, although be aware that several screws need to go into small recessed holes, so a small, manual screwdriver will be required too. Overall, the finished product doesn't look bad and,at under a ton, represents undeniably decent value for money for solid wood furniture, rather than veneer. Unless you're a competent DIYer though, you may want to pay a bit more for something ready-assembled.

This is one of seven Corona style units that I have assembled so far. The well packed product arrived in first class order within the allotted time. The unit is well made and solid timber used throughout. Assembly is straight forward with nothing complicated as with some of the other units. I always assemble the units dry, taking care not to tighten up the screws at this stage, if any slight adjustments are required to the component part’s these can be corrected using various hand tools. When I am satisfied with the overall fit of the component parts I then break down the unit and re-assemble using wood glue and the supplied screws. With all the Corona units that have draws the trick I use is, if the draws are sloppy in the runners I use Self Adhesive cabinet edging tape (Amazon) in the draw side channels using a hairdryer to soften up the adhesive. Using this method takes out the sloppiness of the draws, and by using another length of Self Adhesive cabinet edging tape in either draw side channel you can centralize up the draws if needed. I now have an obsession in assembling Corona units, but time taken in preparation and finishing is well worth the effort. As basic units “assembled out of the box” in a couple of hours they serve their purpose; but time spent in removing the little flaws and they become outstanding pieces. With me they must all be the same colour as the variation in colour from various suppliers can vary quite a bit. There is a procedure I use to get them to match in colour which is published in another review.

Don't buy if your only starting with flat pack. OMG sooo hard to put together. The instructions are sooo hard to follow and non of the pieces of wood are marked up so you have to guess what piece you need. I'm normally really good at flat pack but this took me about 13 hours over 2 days. Looks nice when it's up but OMG soo hard to do

Es un mueble robusto, de buena calidad. Muy bonito. Tiene bastante dificultad para montarlo ya que trae infinidad de tornillos, tacos, etc. Aunque todo muy bien explicado. La única pega: No se puede utilizar atornillador eléctrico, el brazo se os va a quedar....

Il mobiletto è carino e di buona fattura senza troppe pretese, arriva completamente smontato. Unico appunto sono le istruzioni che risultano solo con figure, poco chiare e pure incomplete, tuttavia con un poco di pratica e intuizione si riesce a montarlo in un paio d’ore. Nel complesso sono soddisfatto.

Non comptant d'être de qualité médiocre, et bien que le colis soit intact , c'est en cours de montage que nous nous sommes rendus compte qu'il manquait deux traverses support de tiroirs et la "cloison" d'un fond de tiroir,ainsi que trois tasseaux sur lesquels coulissent les tiroirs, nous avons dû fabriquer ces pièces car l'assemblage était déjà commencé et rendant ainsi le renvoi du colis impossible, nous attendons un dédommagement.

Item sell via amazon. But did take on because the other commande was bad

El mueble precioso y robusto ...el montaje algo tedioso pero nada dificil.