Petrolina Z-Shelf - Manhattan Comfort

Very difficult to put together. Screws won't go in all the way, then I ended up stripping the screw heads. Stryrofoam gets broken up into tiny pieces in the box, then fly everywhere. Every piece is covered in dust and styrofoam. Plan on having a vacuum and rag handy so you can clean as you go.

*Not a “bookshelf”** The first thing the assembly manual states is that each shelf can hold just 4 pounds. Lucky for me, I’m not a reader and it’s holding other things. The packaging left a little to be desired. Fortunately there was really just one board that was quite chipped. Unlucky for me, I managed to place it front and center during my assembly. The instructions are the usual, poorly made, however assembly was pretty straightforward. Against the advice of the manual, I did it by myself and it was no problem. It was a bit time consuming because you have to be careful to get the long screws in straight, so the boards don’t bulge or crack. In the photos you will see a couple of the negatives. I say “hope you like coloring” because all the edges of the boards are white - lacking the fake wood color. For this and chipping reasons, they include two crayons. However, it seems a small child ate the crayons and left Just The Tips. I patiently colored all the edges that light hits with the tiniest crayon. In the photo you can see the difference where I’ve colored and not. Another thing is that the stickers to cover the screw heads don’t quite match, and if the screw is not flush with the board, the stickers are too stiff to mold to it. It did come with a lot of extra parts in case things get eventful. I paid $113 and overall I’m satisfied.