Best Living Storage Furniture Pieces

One word - stunning!! This is one gorgeous piece of furniture and it is strong and sturdy and very well made. Looks even better in person if thats… Read more

even possible. I bought on preorder so had to wait a few weeks but well worth iit.This was my first order from Lifely but will not be my last!

Absolutely Fantastic – The many shelves of different sizes, including 3 small drawers and a cabinet. Makes for wonderful display or storage of whatever fits, for me its… Read more

books and crafts. The look is versatile and fits my space perfectly. The instructions to put it together were not as helpful as they should be. The diagrams are way too small without a magnifying glass to read them. And they do make errors - so you must follow the pictures and comprehend them, or risk comprising stability if you accidently place a screw in the wrong hole. This would have made the putting together a much more smoother and faster experience, especially if you are not using power tools.

Perfect Narrow Bookcase – Kobi Small Narrow Bookcase was perfect for the small space I had next to my home office desk. Purchased online from Fantastic Furniture and collected… Read more

2 hours later. It is ina flat pack and very easy to assemble. Size L 40cm x D 28cm x H106cm colour I purchased was white and it also comes in black and beige. It has 3 shelves. Weight capacity per shelf is 15kg. You can adjust the shelves to any height required. Great purchase at $69.00

So so strong! – Bought for all my books and book end holders and can I just say this is so so strong. My husband installed it for me and wow! I am so impressed with… Read more

Kmarts work. We had lots of doubt in purchasing this product as it seemed it may be too weak but super strong and recommended 100%! Thanks Kmart!!

Big W mini bar / wine rack – Gorgeous little wine bar! Forget the big expensive brands which take up too much space, this looks great and is very functional, easy to clean, and affordable at just under $300. Self assembled unit which took 1 hour. I love it!

Perfect classic looking bench – This table is soo perfect in my little living area blends with the interior and furniture. I am extremely happy with the purchase and glad I bought that when a sale is going on.

Great add on for Ikea Billy bookcase – Bought this product at same time as my Billy bookcase. It's a great add on. Easy to put together and attach to bookcase. Actually makes the bookcase look even nicer.

It’s perfect my daughter loves it – I bought it for my daughter for christmas and she loves it, although she already has one they look good together side by side with all her plants on it.

We have this little seat with storage compartment from IKEA. It comes with a few pleasant surprises and we are s o satisfied that we want to write… Read more

about it. Price is decent at $59. We chose light grey fabric and pine coloured legs, but it does come with dark grey with pine legs or all red colour variants. This one is very neutral and matched / complimented other furnitures in the room very well.

We were initially concerned about the legs, whether they will be too polarising given their shape and being attached on the outside of the seat, rather than underneath like all other similar products in IKEA. However, its longer legs also meant it doesn't feel as bulky as the others, with one trade-off being on the leaner side on storage capacity, 17cm deep and 33cm internal diameter. However, it actually feels much larger or much more practical than its dimensions suggests, thanks to the way the lid is designed, which has three little feet to keep the lid in place. This means the useable space is all the way to the brim. Nice! This is the first pleasant surprise.

Despite its longer legs and they are attached on the outside of the seat, with double 40mm hex screws with metric head (key supplied as usual). They are strong and fit almost flush from the inside of the storage compartment. The result is a surprisingly sturdy seat with no play at all. The lid and the rest of the seat "bucket' are padded with plush, firm foam. Surprisingly comfortable to sit on.

The only cheap out is the floor protectors, which are just stick-on foam tabs, rather than say nailed on or screwed on felt pads.

All in all, very happy with this product!

This glass display cabinet is sold directly by STACKED and by many retailers - Kmart, BigW, Harvey Norman, Kogan and Bunnings. Woolworth sells… Read more

Stacked cabinets but not this particular model. I bought mine from Kmart. After all, it is sold at Market Place / online / customer direct, not a showroom / in-store product. Seller is Sello Products which also owns Maxon Products. Important, please read the load capacity section (#3) and understand the actual load limit of this cabinet. It is neither as per the manufacturer hence retailers' websites, nor is it as per the assembly manual.

Cabinet measures 80.5cm x 86.5cm x 36.5cm (H x W x D) external dimensions and weighting 33kg. Gross shipping weight is 35kg. Internally, it has two shelves with 39.5cm (lower) and 38.2cm (upper) height, 77cm x 32cm (W x D). Top and bottom boards are 1" thick MDF board. All glass panels, including side and rear walls, doors and middle shelf, are 4mm tempered glass. Anti-tilt strap is supplied with a proper metal anchor.

Your experience with this product heavily depend on proper assembly. I strongly recommend carefully studying the assembly instructions and pay attention to the risk of toppling that could result in injuries or death. Manual said build time is 30mins, I took over an hour (more on this later) and a helper is needed for assembly.

Pluses

1. Sturdy and stable! - Given the heavy 33kg net weight and modest height of 80.5cm (relative to its 86.5cm x 36.5cm (W x D) dimensions with only 2-tiers and 6 feet with leveller. it is very sturdy and stable, my number 1 requirement. The structure is rock solid with very little play even when tilted / shaken. Threads on the levelers / feet are shallow and it can get pushed in at an angle if not careful. While the MDF board is 1" thick, they can flex given the 33kg weight. Make sure to spread the weight across the 6 feet. Thank goodness 80cm tall cabinet is perfect for my use case. I didn't dare to buy such as the, twice as tall, 4 tier 164cm tall unit with basically the same foot print and construction. The 4 tier unit comes with 2 anti tilt straps and they must be properly installed I imagine.

2. Frameless - glass walls and doors are frameless. Therefore, apart from the top and bottom boards, there are no borders which is fantastic, created least amount of obstructions for items inside, especially given each shelf is at least 38cm tall. As a display cabinet, this is very good.

3. Decent load capacity - tempered glass panels are modest 4mm thick. Middle glass shelf can carry a respectable 3.5kg load. MDF bottom shelf has an impressive 50kg capacity. Top MDF board can carry 4.5kg. I wonder if the middle glass shelf is thicker - 6mm, whether load capacity could have increased to over 20kg. After all, there are two supports on the back glass panels, making altogether 6 supporting posts for the middle shelf.

IMPORTANT - STACKED's web site product description (hence description across multiple retail sites) states load bearing is 50kg / 3.5kg / 50kg for top/mid/bottom shelves/board. However manual claims undefined / 8kg / 50kg load limits. I checked with STACKED and received the following response: "50kg represents the total weight that the entire storage cabinet can bear. The middle glass panel can bear 3.5kg of weight. The top panel is not really recommended for storing items. If you do place something on it, it should not exceed 4.5kg."

4. Glass walls are snug fit on the sides against the back 2 plates of glass with no gaps. The two back glass panels have a 1mm gap in between. 1-2mm gaps exist around the doors, on top and bottom and sides and in between. While not completely sealed, the amount of gaps is relatively small compared to similar products. With a bit of improvising, gaps can be minimised or eliminated.

5. Tools - two pairs of gloves covered with sticky rubber dots are provided for safe glass handling. Also, a decent screw driver with good grip. Nice.

Negatives

1. Manual errors - assembly instructions are decent, 19 pages thick, all in English. There were no adjustments / corrections required. I did reverse step 1 & 2, installing feet before door stoppers and door hinge anchors. After all, why shouldn't you install feet on a flat surface (before door stoppers are added). The plastic anchors are loose hence won't stay if I strictly follow the instructions unless I glue them into place. Manual appears to suggest padding (horn guards) on metal handle tabs and hinges to have self adhesive to help them stay in place while being installed. I improvised by adding double sided tape making building much easier. Technical writer of this manual seems to love the nut, bolt assembly illustration showing it 10 times in the manual when there are only two variations - as glass shelf support or mount for L bracket holding walls together. Screws supplied for feet are pan type while manual shows truss type. Don't worry, they do work and screws are not missing. Manual also suggests there is a video instruction which does not exist. I found a similar one at https://youtu.be/FEyuGjQeMvE?si=LWv5_G731nUzwhIO for 4 tier cabinet. Please DO NOT follow the video for assembly. Follow the manual instead!

2. Washer / rubber rings are thin. I would prefer thicker rubber rings. They are not needed for the nuts used for affixing glass to boards but where nuts are used to support middle glass shelf. There are several spares. Anyway, they can be easily replaced when they eventually become brittle, crack and come off.

3. Feet leveller - as mentioned earlier, the screw threads on the feet for levelling is shallow and can be pushed in at an angle and get stuck. Make sure they are level and make good use of the levelling feature to evenly spread the load across all six feet.

4. Plastic door hinge anchors are loose but functions properly. No improvising is needed. Tabs for protecting the glass door for the lock are thin and different from the much thicker tabs for the door hinges.

5. There is no metal plate where lock latch goes into the top cover board. Be careful not to chip the black MFC/PVC surface. It is not a thick fire retardant laminate.

6. There are two stickers on the MDF board for warnings. They were very difficult to remove! Estimate build time for this cabinet is 30mins according to the manual. I probably needed that much time just to remove those stickers! But no way these large white stickers can stay on a black board in a display cabinet destroying the look.

Lights

There is a variant of this cabinet that comes with 4 lights, for $24 extra. They are 3xAAA batteries powered and attached using self adhesive tape. I hope they won't fall off over time or on a hot day hitting items inside. At least the lights for the lower shelf can be placed on top of the middle glass shelf, shining through the clear glass.

Final Thought

One improvement area about the Kmart online shopping process is their order status. It ends at "fully shipped" meaning it is over to the shipping company / seller for delivery. This usually happens on the same day item was purchased, when another 5 or so business days are required for delivery. Further status updates are available at shipping company's website using the supplied tracking number. Kmart shows a solid green progress bar, as wide as the browser window, suggesting all is done, when item isn't actually delivered, seems a little misleading. Perhaps I am spoilt by eBay / Amazon / AliExpress / Temu, etc platforms.

This 2 tier glass display cabinet costs $160 delivered. For that price, the quality is great. While I called out more negatives than positives, it needs to be noted that its positives are significant positives and I was nitpicking for negatives. Most annoying thing was those stubborn stickers. I love this cabinet so much that I have already ordered another one. I do wish top board comes with a hole making it ready for adding lights, and a cap to plug the hole if not used. I give this glass display cabinet 5 stars!

Great size Shoe cabinet – Two door cabinet with space on top of the cabinet and slots on the side as well. Heaps of space to store your shoes without looking messy and looks great as well.

Good quality, design and price – This sideboard was better than I expected in terms of quality and material, and the design is exactly how the promotional images appear which was a relief. Excellent value too. Deliver had a long lead time but I knew this when making the purchase.

It is a big and solid unit from T&W – It really is as the name suggests, a long entertainment unit, compared to the usual 180cm "Large" units, measuring in at 207cm it will fit pretty… Read more

much all of the 75-80" TVs.

First off, this is not an easy build compared to a lot of others, this one took me 2 hours. Some of that was because I was taking my time and watching cricket but some of that was also because it is a large unit and I had a bit of trouble with the drawers which one of them now doesn't quite sit right but I will get that sorted once I have some time. The back piece was not quite straight also and caused some alignment issues which I had to fix but other than that it was pretty solid.

If this is your first time doing flatpak, I would advise getting some assistance from someone who has done some before.

The finish on it is nice, I went for the high gloss white and it looks fantastic. The only thing that I think lets it down are the plastic feet. They feel and look cheap like they could break quite easily but seem to be holding fine. I would just make sure if you are on tiles or a non smooth surface that you ensure you lift to move it.

The only other thing to note which you should be able to tell from the pictures on Temple and Websters site is that it clearly does not have a lot of space in the compartments for large items like amps, old gaming consoles might have issues with airflow also.

Delivery on this one was $35 which is not unreasonable at all, especially when it gets to you the next day.

Minor defects but otherwise good – Easily assembled to a tight and lightweight unit. A few small edge chips and corner dent.

Sturdy set of drawers – These drawers look good and are easy to put together. They're quite high so definitely check this if you are wanting them to go under your desk. They come with wheels which makes it easy to move around.

good build for price – Ikea LENNART storage drawer white, is very light in its build yet innovation in assembly was easy, it works well and is study and as i said very light. the metal mesh drawers were easy to put together.

Back Story: After 2 years of building a Parasound Hi-Fi system, with the last components, the JC 2BP Preamplifier and the JC 3+ Phono Preamplifier… Read more

it was time to organize the components into some type of proper rack system.

After looking around for a while I found myself back at Class A Audio and looking at the Extrema Evolution MX14 Audio Rack.

Extrema Evolution MX14 Audio Rack:

As described on the company and Class A Audio websites, this rack system is a modular design that you can build in a variety of configurations.

For me, I need two short racks for two large power amplifiers and a four-stack rack for preamplifier, photo preamplifier, DAC and turntable.

I wanted tops or shelves for each power amplifier rack and for the main centre rack, for the turntable to sit on. I wanted the extra shelves on the left and right of the main rack for accessories and perhaps a second or third turntable.

So, after careful consideration, checking the measurements and weights of all my components, I went with the Extrema Evolution MX14 Audio Rack system. The ‘table’ part of the rack system is not a flat board or platform, no, it is a 10 mm solid piece of iron ‘X’ shaped plate, with a groove cut down each of the four arms to the ‘X’ shape. Each ‘Shelf’ can support 80 Kg, which is plenty for my units.

The leg supports come in 190 mm and 220 mm lengths for each plate or shelf, so you can choose what suits your components.

I worked out a decent price with Kevin from Class A Audio and he ordered in the system.

Setting Up:

Kevin from Class A Audio had to sort out the components I wanted and pack them into three boxes, as he can put together any configuration you want.

The ‘X’ shaped plates were easy to screw together with the tubular legs, made of thick metal, I believe to be aluminum.

It took only an hour to put together the rack and have them in place with the components on each support or shelf.

However, the hi-fi components need to sit on a little rubber tubular grommet, which sits in the groove of each arm of the plate. You have to move the rubber grommet up and down each arm, until you have the component balanced and sitting properly on the plate or shelf.

It is best for the rubber grommet to sit directly underneath the chassis of each hi-fi component and not underneath the feet of the hi-fi component. This aids stability and you can push each of the rubber grommets next to each of the four feet of each hi-fi component.

Readjustment of components got a bit tricky when one component was not sitting exactly in the middle of the ‘X’ shaped plate. If you needed to adjust one of the grommets or all of them, it meant either removing the hi-fi component from the plate or shelf and moving all four rubber grommets or adjusting one grommet at a time, while holding up the hi-fi component (no easy task!).

I found it best to move the hi-fi unit to the right position first. This caused some of the rubber gromets to fall on their sides, which meant you had to lift that corner of the hi-fi unit up and move that grommet up or down the arm of the ‘X’.

There was a moment when I thought I had lost one of the rubber grommets and had to search around the floor for it, while I was making final adjustments to the hi-fi components.

Once the fine tuning was done, the system looked like a million dollars, really!

Since installing each component on the first day, and the minor adjustments made, I have not had to readjust them since.

The hi-fi components now just sit on each plate or shelf, as if floating in air.

Airflow and Easy of Access:

I have found this plate-type rack system to be excellent for minimising how hot the components get and also have found it easy to access the rear of hi-fi components and plug in and out cables, as you can move your hands at a full range of angles, to get to the rear ports of a hi-fi component, whereas a solid shelf would have got in the way.

Other features:

Each shelf top comes with a bubble level as well, so you can adjust each leg at the bottom, to find the correct level.

Adaptable Configurations for Future Requirements:

If I want to add more hi-fi components to my system in the future, all I need to do is buy another set of leg tubes and another ‘X’ shape plate or shelf and can then build up each rack or even build another separate rack if I want to.

I can also add spikes under each plate, to isolate each plate from the plate beneath it. At this stage I didn’t think it was necessary, but I can do that easily in the future.

Summary:

Overall, I found the Extrema Evolution MX14 Audio Rack easy to set up and use. Once all hi-fi components are in place, fully seated and level, you don’t need to do anything except enjoy the music.

I understand why the rubber grommets (soft moulded adjustable suspension) are removeable, but I think if they were somehow screwable to each of the arms of each plate or shelf, from underneath, it would make it a little easier to adjust components or move components around.

If I were to score the Extrema Evolution MX14 Audio Rack out of 100, I would give it 95. Once the rubber grommets were fixed and slidable, it would be a 100% perfect system.

Another Ant Review: This has been another Ant review. I hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have in compiling it.