Sauder Palladia Armoire, Select Cherry finish

There are other armoires that are cheaper but when I chose the Sauder I looked at the reviews for those other less expensive options. There were three areas of concern in most other options (condition on delivery or damage, missing parts, imprecisely machine parts so that pieces don't fit). Let me tell you how the Sauder product stacked up. 1. Delivery condition: my armoire was shipped from the factory in Archbold OH via FedEx ground. It arrrived in pristine condition. The carton edges and corners were all reinforced with cardboard and the entire carton was wrapped in heavy grade plastic. No damaged edges or any shipping damage. 2. Missing parts: All panels were present and all screws and hardware were accounted for. Assembly hardware was sealed in individually marked bubble packing. No need to figure out what screw was what. No extras were included (except small nails for the backer), but nothing was missing. 3. Precise machining: Every piece was drilled and fit the way it was supposed to be. Nothing had to be re-drilled or adjusted. It assembled exactly as it was described. And in addition to the very adequate written assembly guide (with excellent visual images), there is also an on-line video assembly step-by-step streaming assist. And you don't need to watch the entire entire stream to find a particular step in the process. It's all individually selectable by step number. In short, I was very pleased with the purchase and the quality of the product. It was relatively easy to assemble and looked just like it was supposed to. It's was well worth the extra cost for a higher quality piece. Spend the money and buy this one.

We were very pleased with this product! Every part was provided and the instructions were clear. My husband put it together in about 4 hours with very little assistance from me. I love it! The quality is great for the price!

It looks nice but it should be cheaper for its materials. It is not very sturdy and wood pattern looks like a print nonetheless a good print. Let’s see how it will hold up but I am not very confident. Style is very nice if was real wood it would be a timeless piece.

I had to give up my only closet (which was pretty small and basic) for our soon-to-be here son and needed somewhere to put my dress work clothes and a few pair of shoes. While nervous about having such a large item shipped to me, it was delivered with only a only long scratch along the side corner of one of the panels which ended up along the back so it doesn't show and doesn't affect my liking of the product. My fiance took a few hours to put this together by himself. The instructions were pretty simple - even straightening the doors out wasn't a problem for the both of us to do. I thought the amount of clothes I ended up putting inside might be too heavy but the armoire is very sturdy. As for the drawer, it is a nice sized sturdy drawer that now holds the stuff that was in my closet up on the shelf - a few bulky photo albums and some shoe boxes. All in all, this is a great buy for the price. It was one of the least expensive compared to the other, probably better made, armoires I saw online but I am very satisfied with the space, the look and the sturdiness of this. It does its purpose as a quick fix to my no-closet circumstance!

To be upfront, I am not comparing this to read wood furniture, which would cost thousands for a credenza or wardrobe these days. I'm really comparing this to Sauder furniture from ten years ago. It's more or less the same kind of product. Pressed particle board (wood chips and glue and water pressed together and covered with a large sticker to look like wood), connected with little cams, structurally based on a large piece of cardboard in the back with 50 little tack nails. I've used these kinds of products for shelves and entertainment centers for 30 years. They are cheap, fairly light and easy to move, you can assemble them by yourself. This one is not as big as I expected (it matches the product photos but it's not towering over the room and is fairly unobtrusive and compact). It matches my office furniture, which is much nicer solid wood, which is great. It doesn't look out of place, and my nice office has a closet now, which I needed for suits and other things as I travel around but also go into courtrooms so I need that flexibility. It's roomy enough for a dozen outfits, shoes, a lot of personal items in the drawer. The packaging was inferior and you will definitely get damage on the time through no fault of the shipper. The edges on some of the decorate parts were pulled up, there were dents, and that would have been avoided with corner protection like Sauder used to use on packaging. A brown or black marker makes it difficult to see any problem, and no part was broken. Sauder ships written instructions, with links to videos of certain steps. They include puns in the instructions, something they've done for a while. The videos tend to only cover the easy steps. Anything weird or confusing won't have a video, because the videos are for multiple products. Yes, this is stupid and lazy. Several parts didn't quite line up, but it's just cheap particle board so you just push the screw through and it works. I always use a touch of wood glue before inserting a cam or screw, and this will help your furniture hold up to abuse, especially if you move it after a few years. Far and away the important step in building this is getting the cardboard backing on nicely. There will be a step where a mostly assembled wardrobe is laying on its face, and you put the backing on. the furniture won't be perfectly square... it will move around easily. Get it perfect with a block of wood or something, in all four corners. Get the backing on and tape it into place, because otherwise it will move around while you nail it in place. I always take a break at this point and come back fresh, ready to do this part perfectly. Get it wrong, and the furniture will always look bad and fall apart, get it right, and the thing will be fine. Use every nail they give you, consider using a few more. If you ever move the piece, consider tacking more nails in and ensuring none slip out (they will move out if you move it). All in all, it's just a cheapened version of Sauder's products... which were always kinda cheap, but also better than the normal cheap stuff. I'd say this is worse than Ikea quality now, and it used to be better. It wasn't expensive, but it wasn't really that cheap for what I got. It looks fine in my office and will last me a long time. I won't overload it, and you definitely shouldn't use this like it's a steel wall locker. It's a really really nice cardboard box. Average value in my opinion.

First off, we loved the humor on the box...:"Contains Wardrobe. Lion and Witch Not Included" Cracked us up! We wanted something that looked somewhat like real wood, since everything in our home is cherry, oak or hickory. This actually looked pretty nice, especially after we'd coated the pieces with satin Varathane before we put it together simply to get it to match the finish on the other pieces in the room. Assembly was a breeze, though to be honest we do all our own woodworking so we can't say if everyone would find it quite as easy. We put it together in the guest room so we could shift furniture out of the way to make room, as it was clear this thing wasn't going up a flight of stairs after it was built. You do have to have enough space wherever you decide to assemble it since it will be laying down lengthwise & then you need to have 'nuff space to switch it to upright afterwards. It is VERY heavy once assembled. It took both of us to lift it after it was together, plus we used 3-wheeled 200# rated casters on each corner to move it into its current location. We did change the design to remove the insides provided to add [handmade] cherry shelves after we got it settled since we have plenty of closet space but needed additional storage for other items. The included hardware for hinges are solid & work very smoothly. The drawer is spacious & it slides easily without jumping the track. Liked this cabinet so much we just bought a second one for another room, also done in cherry.

Very disappointed. Half the pieces didn’t have numbers on them at start it was a guessing game. Thank god for pictures. After it was almost fully assembled the last two pieces (door) was a disaster. They don’t line up one door drags the bottom trim have to yank it open scratching the trim and other door rubs top trim scratching it . I know fully well how to use the adjustment hinges and it doesn’t line up still. Thinking the pre holes drilled from factory is out of place. If I drill new holes it will be so close to the original holes it will only make it a larger hole and screws won’t hold. Being the last two pieces that took me and my granddaughter 5 hrs to build no way am I willing to take apart and return . Looking at door handles now and left is 3/4 ‘ lower than the right and large angled gap on top left door

5 star for product, it will serve the purpose needed. It was shipped by UPS weighting 160LBS, with one lady on truck which slid it out of truck onto driveway, which caused some nicks in wood. Also, the closet doll was a little short and fell out of brackets, guessing about 1.4 inches. It took a little longer to put together with 2 people, may want to say 2-3 hours.