HSH 5-Shelf Vintage Industrial-Style Rustic Bookshelf

The Fairy Queen: I bought 3 of these: 2 3-shelves and one 5 in the grey oak. I liked the look of them, but primarily chose them for the weight rating, as own a LOT of books. The instructions are clear, and they went together like a dream. Each box came with a pack of extra screws, etc. They have adjustable feet, so you can level them (No wobbling!) They truly hold their weight (I have one shelf of just photography books - a couple pounds each at least - and it handles it, not problem.) If you examine really closely, the "wood" doesn't look real, but it still looks good and is worth it, because real wood at that length would bow with the weight. I've built and used probably 100 different bookshelves like this in my life from every brand you can think of, and these are hands down the best. I cannot recommend them enough!

United States on Jul 14, 2023

Brent Kern: I had purchased one of these bookshelves a couple of years ago. I really loved how it looked, so I was excited to purchase another for the other side of my tv stand. The five tiered goes in and out of stock, so it's not always available. Once it became available, I purchased it and noticed a few differences, which may be a problem to some people. Though I haven't put it together yet, I've noticed the differences. The shelves on the second one are slightly thinner. The back bars on the back that keep it sturdy aren't the same length as the older model. You can see what I'm talking about if you look at the pictures and go back and forth between the light gray and dark gray options. Though I got the same color as I previously did, the back bars just aren't the same length for whatever reason. And the final difference, though less noticeable are that each side piece is actually two separate pieces that you'll need to connect. Once connected, it's not really as noticeable as the other two differences are. So like I said, I haven't put it together yet and once together, I'm sure it'll function as well as the previous one did, but if you previously bought one and are hoping to buy...

United States on May 28, 2021

Staci P.Staci P.: I feel like I’m finally an adult because of how impressed I am with this shelf. I’ve bought many a piece of furniture from Amazon, and let me just say- this is one of the best quality products I’ve gotten. It took me 20 minutes to put together by myself and I didn’t have to pull out so much as a screwdriver (unless you want to anchor it to the wall, in which case you need a drill). The packaging was superb and all parts were included, as well as extras for nearly everything. All holes lined up perfectly to the point I could not contain myself. The instructions were clear and simple, and took literally 1 page. That’s how simple it is to put together. Bit of advice: don’t tighten anything until the end, then tighten everything. The material is not real wood, but it’s heavy and sturdy as if it was and it looks fantastic! The shelves are a bit on the gray side, but that’s exactly what I was going for. Even my husband got wide eyed with pure dazzlement when he saw it and commented on how good the quality is. I could see this easily being $700+ in a furniture store. I’ll definitely be notating this company somewhere for future reference should I want anything else.

United States on Feb 25, 2021

S KennedyS Kennedy: Just moved and wanted something to span a long wall behind my desk and thought these were a perfect option. They're easy to assemble, and look as shown in pictured but matching them off to be side by side was problematic for two reasons:
1. The 4 tier shelf that I have in the middle is different shelving in color and finish. The edges are rounded and it's a different veneer. I have a 5 tier on either side so for me this is noticeable.
2. No matter how hard we tried we could not get the units to perfectly match when lining up against each other which is frustrating.
Overall we like them but if I had have known the two things above I likely wouldn't have purchased - especially #1. In order to be truly sturdy I recommend using the provided hardware to attach to the wall, however we have base-board which makes this difficult for us.
I've shown pictures to give examples of what I'm talking about and also one to show how they look in a room with 10' ceilings (I need to find decor tall enough to offset the empty space as well as finish it off, I just threw things on until I find what I want permanently)

United States on Jan 19, 2021

BorgsBorgs: I needed a bookshelf to keep, and have easy access to, my books. I used to just have semi-organized stacks of them in different parts of the house.

I was primarily looking for something that can hold a lot of weight, if it looked nice, then that was a bonus. And of course it also had to be affordable. I honestly had a hard time finding one that satisfied those requirements.

This bookshelf by HSH met those requirements and exceeded my expectations. At first I was skeptical because the shelves were made of MDF. I've never been happier to be proven wrong.

Each of the shelves on mine holds between 90-120 pounds worth of books. And the shelves don't even bend. This is because of the metal crossbar support that runs the entire length of each shelf. All the joints are connected by thick bolts and the whole thing was very easy to assemble. It took me 30 minutes to put it together.

The shelf was packaged well, had styrofoam protecting all 4 sides, top, and bottom. It includes everything you need to put it together, plus a small bag with extra hardware in case some small pieces get lost while building.

I'm very happy with my purchase. It's a little on the...

United States on May 28, 2020