SystemBuild Evolution Farmington 18" Wide Storage Cabinet, Rustic

This cabinet is so adorable it's worth it.

Bought this to add some additional space in our new home kitchen. We only had a small space to put something like this because of a sliding door and this fit perfectly! This cabinet looks really high quality especially for the price point and was fairly simple to assemble. It took my husband about 40 min to assemble (note: he is at a more advanced level at using tools and building items). The instructions are easy to follow and all parts are clearly separated and labeled.The cabinet is very sturdy and does come with a tip-kit that can be used to anchor it to the wall and provide extra protection from tipping.We will definitely buy other items from this manufacturer in the future.2022 no update - 4 years later and we still have this cabinet. We have used it heavily since purchasing it and it is only now showing signs of wear and tear. For example, the door isn’t closing right because one of the screws in the top of the door falls out and gets in the way. For the price I knew it wouldn’t last forever so I can’t really be upset that it’s four years and counting and we aren’t getting rid of it yet.

This is a beautiful cabinet once assembled, and fairly sturdy for veneered particle board. The package weighs 70 pounds, and arrived a day early. One corner of the box was damaged, but nothing inside was affected. It probably happened innocently while trying to move the long and heavy box.Some tips: if you assemble it outside, lay an old sheet or tarp down first. The veneer is very thin and scratches easily. We bought this cabinet for a very specific small space, and because of said small space could not assemble it inside. The veneer did become scratched in a few places, but because of the overall rustic look, it didn't harm the appearance of the finished product much, and a furniture marker can touch up the rest.There are 17 bags of parts numbered to 18 and no 10, and wooden pieces from A to M. It would be difficult for one person to put together alone, since a second person is needed to stabilize some of the parts while screwing them together.The #2 screws (of which there are many) are my biggest complaint... they were terrible! Be a Phillips or be a Flathead, don't try to be both. I never understood why screws are made this way because this type of head is weak in both aspects and strips easily. We had to keep switching back and forth between different headed screwdrivers, but finally got them in.My other complaint is that one of the boards in the door was not fitted well and may eventually have to be glued back together.All in all though, the instructions were easy to read and interpret. You definitely want to follow step by step and pay close attention to which way parts are facing before adding the screws.You will also want to be careful while screwing the back on. Hold it carefully in place and alternate between top and bottom, because moving it just a millimeter or two may mean one of the screws will not go into the wood. Nails may have done as well for this, but then you will lose the ability to take it apart should you need to.Value for money is decent. I was happy to be able to find a cabinet in the exact dimensions I wanted, and this will vastly improve the storage space in our small kitchen.

Easy to assemble.

It took a little while to put together, but my girlfriend and I put 2 of them together and they look great in my small townhouse. Just the right size and nice farmhouse look. And it is sturdy. Put one in my bathroom and one in my hallway next to the 2nd bathroom. Both for linen closets. Doesn't take up too much space, yet the shelves are deep.Good choice.

We are using it to store mops and brooms in our bedroom. The finish is a little darker than we thought it would be, but it's acceptable. It's heavy and was a bear to get in the house and put together. Big thing is the one fixed shelf hit the cabinet right in the middle making it a poor choice for mops and brooms (which is what we bought it for). My husband was able to drill other holes and put the fixed shelf higher so we could use it for the purpose we bought it for. It really looks nice, and we are pleased. Make sure you know this is the right cabinet for you because this would be a bear to return.

The assembled product is very good looking (cabinet color: rustic) and goes well with our kitchen color--light green, with slightly darker green trim. The product, however, does not live up to my expectation. Unfortunately, this particular cabinet box came without assembly instructions and/or product checklist (The manufacturer was able to email me the correct manual to assemble the product--I thank them for that, for sure!). Two of the pieces had slight imperfections but were ultimately covered by other parts so are not visible. Several pieces of the hardware broke during assembly with no spares to replace them--we made due, I guess. If the connecters didn't break first, they didn't tighten as intended. The top magnet assembly did not tighten well because the holes stripped as the screws were placed. Additionally, the assembled product is not actually 18 inches wide except for the very top of the cabinet, so expected usable cupboard space is less than expected--false advertisement in my book. Needless to say, I am not happy with this purchase and will more than likely not buy additional product made by this company. Finally, I suppose I am glad I bought this cabinet when I did because the price appears to have increased after my product was shipped to me and that would have been a bigger disappointment..