Ameriwood Home Whitby TV Stand, Espresso

Easy to assemble, instructions were straight forward and easy to follow. Looks great for cost. Only a few spots had a little paint on edges coming off but other than that no issues. Fits great and looks good!

I get that this isn’t real wood. I also get that you get what you pay for. However by no circumstances should a brand new purchased item come damaged. I wish I could return it and try again but who has all the time in the world to lug heavy items back and wait for another delivery?

For $135, this is a very solid, very simple, open entertainment center. Putting things together isn't a cakewalk, but it is not that difficult either. If you can do Ikea, you can do this. This stuff is pretty sturdy, and it is heavier than it looks. The top shelf is rated for a max weight of 120 lbs and really is for 65 inch TV's. My 65 inch OLED fits perfectly with about an inch or two on each side, so even if you have legs that flare out, it should still fit a 65 inch screen. The most important reasons I got this instead of literally hundreds of other tv stands out there is:1.) I have a sound bar that is 36 inches.2.) It has upfiring speakers.Needless to say, this stand can accommodate pretty much any length soundbar out there. The upfiring speakers are the important part. The top ledge is recessed from the middle ledge, so the TV ledge is slightly behind the soundbar ledge, which gives enough room for the upfiring speakers to have an unobstructed line going up. I wish they made the top ledge an extra inch or 2 narrower, so there would be more recess and more clearance for the upfiring speakers, but I am just getting a little greedy. I really couldn't find too many tv stands out there that allows the upfiring speakers on a soundbar to fire. Most stands have either no space for soundbar, or too narrow a space for most reasonable soundbars, and even if there is space for soundbar, they are always fully under a ledge, which means the upfiring speakers will be projecting to a shelf floor inches above.

The shelves were damaged in shipping, contacted Ameriwood they sent out replacement pieces and I got them the next week. ~5days.It's a bit annoying to assemble and heavy. One of the backpanels wouldn't fit right either not sure if it was my error or if just slightly off hole where the peg goes in. Not a big deal since it doesn't seem to contribute to the structural integrity and isn't really noticeable.

Overall happy with the purchase. Box was heavy and assembly tedious. Worth it except there were some minor quality issues around the corners. Would still recommend.

This is probably the worst particle board I’ve ever experienced. The laminate is awful too. Very cheap hardware, but luckily they supplied extra for the pieces that break. Once it’s gently put together, I had to use a sharpie to cover up the blemishes in the laminate, and it looks decent from across the room. It is handy if you need big space for AVR and other stereo equipment, but the little space below the top shelf won’t hold much more than a cable box or PlayStation. Unfortunately there’s not enough height for picture frames either. For the price, it’s pretty good, but don’t expect ikea quality

The delivery process was a horrible hassle! Order, waite almost two weeks canceled called 3xs then ordered it again because i really needed it and it was the only one i liked out of other picks! 🙄Putting anything together when following instructions is always easy!The most disappointing part after going thru it all was the damages to the item! As safely package as it was no damages to the box i don’t understand why the item was damaged. I only kept it because of the hassle i had already gone thru, with carrying it up 3 flights of stairs and putting it together i settled for it. But im highly disappointed. Overall it looks good in the livingroom set up ive put together.

Over all this is a good product, could improve overall in finishing of structural supports and pricing, bought these thinking made of real wood but are presses wood.