Monarch Specialties Sturdy Etagere Bookcase - 3 Adjustable Book Shelves for Easy Organization

Michelle W.: Absolutely love these bookcases. Very solid outside construction, and the shelves themselves hold big heavy books without bowing. Shipping was super fast, came quicker than expected. Of course, you have to put together, but not hard if you have a screw gun handy. Highly recommend.

United States on Aug 24, 2023

Anne Shaw: I would (and probably will) buy this again. If you want a well built, strong bookcase that holds actual books (not a few books with lightweight items), this product may be for you. I bought 3 of these to hold books and I am highly pleased. I had a neighbor put the shelving together as I lack wrist mobility. The directions are in picture format. It took her 1.5 hours for the 1st one, and an hour for each of the 2nd and 3rd bookcase. (She noted that by the 3rd one, she was tired and made one (correctable) error so she suggests "pay attention". By the way, the boxes are well wrapped and quite heavy. Fortunately the completed bookcases were lighter than the wrapped boxes and I can move them easily.

United States on Jul 02, 2022

Jamie: This shelf exceeded my expectations. The box had a few bumps but it was well packed so there wasn't any major damage to the shelf (2 corners had super slight creases but luckily were on the bottom). It took some focus to understand the instructions - there were only pictures after the parts were listed, but the parts are numbered. It came with wood glue for the dowels, so that will help keep it sturdy. Overall it was the easiest furniture assembly I have ever done. The back panel design is brilliant! No hammering little tack nails into cardboard that inevitably slips and thus damaging your newly purchased and assembled peice. It all lined up very well (not quite perfect, something was a tiny bit off square, noticeable when I set the shelves in place). The back tabs to help firm up the back panels were the toughest part of the physical assembly, but that's necessary for their purpose (very snug fit and had to really work to get them in place). I mention all the tiny flaws because you have to REALLY search for them, and even then they are hard to spot and well worth the easy assembly and solid product.

United States on Jul 03, 2021

P3TR0: I am writing this mainly because I have purchased and assembled a TON of the engineered wood/quick-assemble furniture in my life and this is probably the best experience I've had all-around. Arrived completely intact without a single scratch on it (which was due to the excellent job packing it securely). Color is spot on as in pictures and has "re-claimed" look and texture; the latter being rare among the look-a-likes like this. Super easy to assemble, directions are simple and easy to understand, and the best part about this and what makes it stand out: It's solid as a solid wood bookshelf. The design of it was well thought out for both simplicity and structural integrity. It's the little things like adding 6 screw-in angled reinforcement brackets for the back slats rather than 1000 wood nails and slotting the back side of the whole thing so that slats can slide in rather than just sit on top. Everything is secured with both wooden dowels and the twist-lock nuts/bolts. Wood glue is added for the dowels to reinforce all of the connections there as well. Very pleased with this and so glad I bought the file cabinet that matches because I know these pieces will...

United States on Jan 15, 2020

Lisa: Exactly what we expected. Good quality and looks nice. Maybe a little overpriced. I think $70 would be more fair for its size and quality.

United States on Jan 19, 2018