Organize Your Home with Winsome Wood's Mission-Style Shelving in Natural Finish

Min: I gave 4 stars because the Allen wrench that came with this is too small and the holes just seemed so small. I got it put part of the way together then just gave up. I ordered an Allen wrench kit and found the one that fits and had it together in about 15 min. This is a good size for small room. The only real drawback I see is no back. The shelves and front fold, there could easily be a back.

United States on Nov 21, 2023

Penny: I used in my kitchen. Easy to assemble. A couple of pieces were missing though.

United States on Nov 04, 2023

Kenneth in OKC: good space tall shelves I keep my baby elephant on it.

United States on Nov 01, 2023

Freitag: This is a good little shelf. I like the size & finish. I don't want the folding feature, and the instability that comes with hinges, so I removed the hinges and made the shelf non-folding. I also used glue at the joints, and added some small finishing screws, to make the shelves stronger. It works great for my amateur radio equipment, which is quite heavy and needs large openings in the back for all the cables.

United States on Oct 12, 2023

Karen W: I have a number of pine folding shelves so I was looking for something that would match. This unit came pretty close. I was apprehensive after reading the reviews but the assembly is not difficult. The hinges are all ready, you don't have to assemble the hinges. It took 2 of us about 1 hour from start to finish, if you're alone you could do it with a number of large, weighted boxes to hold the shelves up while you use the allen key. I'm happy I bought it.

Canada on Mar 12, 2022

Fiona MacNeillFiona MacNeill: I had been searching for a folding bookshelf (the kind I used to have in university that cost about $30-40 back then), and I found this one, which looked a bit nicer, more Mission style. For the price I expected a quality product that was sturdy. What I got within the first 5 minutes of attaching the first piece, the wood edge split off--and it was an area where there was just a peg, I didn't use any force. I am experienced when it comes to putting bookshelves, or furniture together so this was shocking. The remainder of the pieces didn't break so I just put the shelf together and tried to glue the piece back on (it's not a weight-bearing piece). Overall the bookshelf is less sturdy than I hoped. I would return it, but the shelf is too large/heavy to return, and I feel a bit stuck with a faulty piece. Trying to reach Amazon to get a replacement part.

Canada on Mar 11, 2022

Anne: This looked like such a lovely shelf, but the box came with mold/mildew all over. I decided to not unpack it to avoid bringing any more mold spores into my place. Very disappointed with this experience and the trouble of having to clean the things that this box had touched, and had to get rid of this very heavy item. Amazon refunded, but they should not be shipping out boxes that are in so visibly poor condition. Now I have to look for another shelf, I won't take the chance of re-ordering the same item in case other ones from this model have the same inadequate warehousing conditions.

Canada on Jan 24, 2022

Kat: I put this together on my own; definitely would have been a bit faster with a second pair but I took my time and it looks great. Love the Mission-style sides. I have this in the entrance way, using it for books and decorative storage boxes. Also, it's the perfect height for the cats to jump up. I keep the top clear so they can sit on top!

Canada on Mar 03, 2021

r.: The shelf is the third item in this line I've bought (desk and printer stand are the other two). It's really nice to have matching work/study furniture and I like the ease of folding these up for transport or storage.

I found this easier to put together than the others. The desk was especially trying. The bookshelf took a calm understanding of how to work with gravity and a bit of candle wax on the screws to help them go in easier. The hex-key comes included and the other tools needed are a hammer or mallet and an optional bit of candlewax. Got it together by myself in under half an hour. The instructions were mostly drawings with very few words. I'm going to use some Sugru to make a holder for the hex key under the bottom shelf so I don't lose it.

Put it near the finished place before adding shelves as those beasts are heavy! But easily manoeuvred by one moderately-strong person even fully assembled.

It's very stable while empty and comes with some stuff to attach it to the wall if you have kids, people who stagger and grab hold of the furniture to steady themselves, or live in an earthquake zone.

The shelf looks good, feels good, and the finish is...

Canada on Feb 09, 2020

Myrna Minkoff: I am no pro, but I would say that I have better than average skills at this sort of thing. Still, I did not laugh off the possible difficulty or the fact that it is recommended to have a helper. However, being alone and wanting to begin, I put the first of four together alone. As my title says, it was difficult and tedious. This is not to say that the way they are not designed you are not almost guaranteed to get a good job...once you get it done. It took me about an hour and a half although the first is always slower. I have some general ideas on how to do better, but I don't expect to fly through the others. In fact, I dread three more repetitions. There really is no great way around the tediousness of this assembly unless you have elaborate factory jigs. A second person would be a big help in some places and very little help in other places. And you might have a fight in your frustration!

I took a star away from this nice, quality product, because I feel that it should be shipped fully assembled. These things fold quite flat even with the top shelf design which is a little unusual for this sort of folding bookcase. I cannot imagine that shipping a container full of them...

United States on Jan 10, 2019