VidaXL TV Cabinet Flam 110x40x50 cm

I needed a compact TV cabinet for a rumpus room. I had planned to make my own but at less than $150 for a flatpack delivered to rural Australia, the "TV Cabinet FLAM 110x40x50 cm Solid Wood Pine" from vidaXL seemed a more sensible choice. The delivery arrived within a few days, well packaged to protect the timber panels. The assembly instructions… Read more

were difficult to comprehend; no written steps, just images. The many screws and fittings were separated into plastic bags, but unmarked. A basic understanding of screw gauges might be helpful. More concerning were the timber panels, especially the top panel. It was distinctly warped. Relying only on the screws for the assembly would undoubtedly leave unsightly joinery gaps.

I decided to glue & clamp the joins before fixing the screws. It pulled the the joins into place and seems to have set securely. The poor assembly instructions and additional glueing and clamping effort extended my assembly time to a couple of hours instead to the quoted "1 hour".

My only other quibble is that under natural light the pine colour on the website images does not reflect the final product; the timber colour looks a little grey and more matte.

But, generally the flat pack is OK and reasonable value.