Ameriwood Home Farmington Storage Cabinet

These are fantastic! Much better quality than I expected for the price. Took a few hours to assembly but nothing too hard. They went together with no issues and look great in my dining room.

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.

***Update!- I received the white oak two door cabinet and I love it even more than the 18 inch “gray” cabinet. It looks so much better in the space and of course offers more room for my kid’s arts and crafts. Be aware that it isn’t a true white. It has brownish grain running through it that makes it more of a cream color. It took me a long time to assemble alone and I again needed help with putting the doors on. Everything was in pristine condition and nothing broke when I was working on it (lesson learned). It’s also HEAVY when in the box. I have bruises from attempting to drag it into the house and in the end I just had my husband do it. The 18 inch was moved and is now a pantry in the kitchen, which is working out great and giving us more space. Overall, I’m very happy with both of my purchases. ******** I ordered this cabinet to use for my kids’ arts and crafts supplies, which tend to get scattered throughout the house if you don’t have a specific place for them. I originally wanted the white two door but it was out of stock. I did manage to order it recently when I saw it was back. This 18 inch I wanted as extra pantry storage in my kitchen, which will still happen once the double door cabinet is delivered and assembled. For now it’ll be holding the art supplies, which it does a great job. The only thing is it’s not wide enough for the space and the color is off. The pic shows it as more of an ashy gray color but the in person cabinet is more espresso with a hint of gray undertones. It won’t exactly match my “greige” (gray/beige) colored cabinets, but it’ll work out because the extra shelving is a need. As for the assembly of this baby. A lot of the negative reviews have to do with the damage upon delivery. For that you sadly need luck on your side. I thankfully had that with this one and the cabinet was in pristine condition, which was amazing because the flimsy pieces of styrofoam didn’t seem protective enough. I sat down almost right away and started assembly. Be aware, the larger pieces are HEAVY. I was able to lug them around but it’s probably safer to have a second person helping. The instructions are easy to read and follow and I’m a more visual person so the pictures helped. The reviews are correct about the hardware being flimsy and easy to strip. I at first tried using a Phillips screwdriver but eventually the screw would become impossible to turn and it ran the risk of stripping so I pulled out the power drill. Much easier and much faster and no stripping. The one area that frustrated me more than anything was the block of wood, or as I called it, block of wet cardboard. I made the mistake of using the power drill on it and the screw cut the block completely down the middle (see photo). That was done early on and I feared it was a foreshadowing of things to come. Thankfully it was the only piece that was destroyed. Handy dandy super glue put it back together but the small screws for the magnet were now worthless. I superglued the magnet on too. It was the strong glue so that thing wasn’t budging. I noticed there were others who had the same problem. Suggestion to the company; improve material! Please! Most of the work was easy to handle alone until I had to join the two heavy sides with the middle shelf. I recruited my son to hold onto one of the sides while I got to work attaching it all together. Later on I recruited my husband to help put the door on, another task that’s easier with someone else. Be aware. If you stand the cabinet up without attaching the back panel it will be wobbly. I made this mistake and freaked out thinking that the cabinet was assembled wrong and I’d have to start all over again. The back panel is the “glue” that holds it all together. So once you painstakingly screw in all the millions of little screws to the back, voila! It’s a stable piece of furniture that won’t wobble around like a noodle. Overall, I can see the frustration people have with this cabinet because the material quality isn’t there. It does look quality once assembled, so for me, it’s worth it and I will be assembling the larger version sometime soon and hopefully it’ll be in great shape and not too much of a pain. This 18 inch cabinet has already done its job tidying up the art supply mess that once was, and I’m sure it’ll work great as a kitchen pantry as well. I just wish it was more of a gray color.

So first off, the first order I received was all beat up and garbage. Honestly looked like a return got shipped to me, when it should've been destroyed. However, Amazon made it right and a couple of days later, I got a new one in the mail. This time I could tell it was in better shape because the box was nearly pristine. Opened it up, got everything out and put all the foam back in the box... but didn't see manual, checked the box again and there it was. Assembly was straight forward, it took a while though because the pilot holes aren't quite big enough and the metal anchors wanted to go in crooked. Thankfully I've got a drill. While this can be done with a screw driver, trust me, a drill is needed. Far to many small pieces to screw in. I am a small adult woman with two young kids that are always with me. I was able to complete this in about 3 hours, considering I had to stop several times for the kids. It's definitely worth buying. I needed something slim and tall for our bathroom and this works perfectly. Enormous amount of storage in such a compact design. It looks beautiful too!

I probably read every review on this and was a little nervous that I would be unlucky with mine- but what I received was one of the most attractive, sturdy, stunning pieces of flat-pack furniture I've ever had. I put it together myself, a petite female, just made sure I had plenty of space and all my tools. Every piece was in pristine condition so obviously it was handled with care, which is unfortunate that some reviewers weren't. As I was putting it together I was laughing at some of the reviews crying over having to use power tools like the instructions are lying to you- of course, power tools always make a job easier than hand tools, but if you don't have a drill you can get away with a couple basic screwdrivers. I went easy on the heads of the cheap hardware and didn't have a single issue with stripping or breaking anything. I took my time to make sure every screw and peg was straight so I didn't have alignment issues at the end. I loved putting it together and it turned out AMAZING. The only thing I want for is ONE more shelf inside because there's a ton of vertical space unused. I might just build one myself out of wood and paint it to match; there are plenty of extra shelf pegs in the bag. I'm so thrilled I can't stop looking at it.