Marbrasse Wooden Desk Stationary Organizer, Multi-Functional Pen Holder, Storage Rack for School Home Office Art Supplie (B16-Cherry Color)

Pros: This was a pretty good little organizer for what it is. The drawer at the bottom is kinda small but good for flat items. The slots hold a lot of items too. The angle is just about right for storing my eyeliner pen tip-down without tipping it so far it leaks out too much, which is a nice plus. It's just pressboard so not crazy strong but more than capable of holding pens or bathroom stuff. Assembly was pretty easy, but definitely recommend using your own screwdriver as the one that comes with is rather small and hard to use. Instructions were straightforward. Turned out to be far more stable than I expected which was nice. Some minor tweaks that helped: - knotted a thin hair tie and ran it through the hole for a drawer pull as I didn't really like the knob included in the package. changes the look a bit. - ran black marker over the exposed tan pressboard edges - makes everything look a bit more finished. You could do it to the screws too if you wanted to. - to keep the screws from going out of place during assembly, I tried to pinch around the slots the screws were going into to keep them from veering off to the sides and tearing up/cracking the surface of the pressboard. Cons: One note is that there are some screws that are kinda exposed on the top surface upon full assembly but that's not really something that seems to affect function - the tension from the screws biting into the edges of the pressboard is what keeps it together. The drawer just sits in the slot and isn't on a sliding rail or anything so you do have to manually align it and push it in a bit more than you would something like a larger dresser drawer. It really isn't an issue with function though. All things considered it's pretty good and definitely is far more space efficient than I expected.

I am a pen enthusiast. I have fountain pens, rollerball pens and ballpoint pens. I keep most of my more expensive pens in cases that have closing tops. I wanted something for my desk to hold pens I use to jot notes with, or for something else quick, and to keep a few other pens as well. I was looking for something inexpensive but somewhat nice to look at. When I saw this, I knew what I would be getting. The edges are unfinished, it's made out of thin wood, and it was inexpensive. I decided to give it a go. If it was no good, I would not have lost too much. It arrived within the time frame. I put it together in a short amount of time, I think a half hour or less. I did swap out the screwdriver they gave me for one of my own because the one they give you has a narrow barrel and even though the screws go in easily, my hand began cramping. I nevertheless kept the screwdriver that came with the hardware. Once together it is sturdy enough to do what it is designed to do. The slanted shelves do not screw in so they do not fasten tightly. They are easy to knock out of place. Be careful when you move it. In addition to the unfinished edges, the screws are visible. Again, I knew what I was getting. This is not an expensive pen display box. If you are looking for a utilitarian pen holder that holds a decent amount of pens, has a drawer, and looks decent for what it is, I recommend this item.

I bought this to hold the colored pencils I'm using when I am working on a drawing. It came with 15 'wooden' parts and 20 screws. It looked like it would be a hassle to assemble, but it wasn't. You assemble the drawer first, which leaves you with 10 pieces. After you assemble the first two of these pieces, it is very intuitive. Still, it did take about 15 minutes or so to put it together. The little screw driver they supply will work if you don't have anything else, but a larger one will make assembly much easier. The overall appearance is not great. Two screws show on the front of the drawer and four on each side of the unit. Also, there are slots where the pieces are connected together. The ends that go into the slots are not finished, so that detracts from the appearance also. If you look closely at the picture, you can see the slots on both sides of the drawer as well as the screws. The overall appearance is okay, which is fine, as I'm more interested in the number of pencils and other items it can hold. Eight Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils can sit on one row in each cubby. Nine Prismacolors can sit on one row in each cubby. I had 28 colored pencils arrive today for a drawing I will be starting, and they all slipped easily into one cubby. The pencils were mostly Caran d'Ache Luminance or Pablo pencils, with a few FC Polychromos. With 9 slots, it can hold a lot of pencils. It will also work well for sorting pencils that I'm using on the drawing (e.g. eye pencils, flesh tone pencils, lip pencils, etc...). The drawer is cheap, but it is nice to hold various doodads such as erasers, pencil sharpeners, Exacto knife and blades. The only real problem is that it is difficult to see the colors of the pencils when you have them pointed out, which I always do so I don't break the pencil leads on my expensive pencils. This may simply be because of my height. However, if I lean it back slightly, I can see the color easy enough. As far as durability, it doesn't wobble at all once put together. I think it will be fine if you don't move it around a lot. Over all this box fits my needs and has a pretty good price point.

I don't know why it comes with such a tiny Philips head screwdriver but don't use it just use your own. It comes in 19 pieces(just the boards) and all the screws needed plus 2 spare. The slanted shelves for the top portion don't screw in they just slide in so be careful moving it. The drawer is shallow for pens and pencils and won't fit bulky markers. It has plenty of space though. I have almost 100 markers in this and still have cubbies for more. It is much sturdier after you get it together because putting it together is a little annoying. There are slots (female and male ends) that go together and will have screw spots. It's not hard to put together but keeping it flat will help keep the screws from going in crooked and making minor cosmetic damage. Overall I really like it just be prepared to take about 20 minutes to put it together and use a normal size screwdriver. Also it doesn't mention in the instructions but the flat screw is for the knob on the drawer in case anyone needed to know.

A bit of the responsibility falls on me for not paying closer attention to the actual make up of this organizer, and even at $16, had I looked closer, I would have passed. The size and shape are actually very nice, perfect to de-clutter a small desk area. The problem lies in the material and "engineering" of the product. I've never seen two boards fit together in this manner (essentially a little pressure and a screw that does not "bite" into the "wood" at all). It's cheaply spec'd material wise which I guess helps it be built to this retail price. The actual assembly is not complex, and took all of 15 minutes (with a few of those minutes spent second guessing that this was indeed how to "screw" the pieces together). The material feels like very stiff cardboard with a plastic-like laminate (again, for what it is priced at I guess this should be expected). The pen slots are useful and adequately sized. The drawer is not smooth, you'll need to hold the unit with one hand while you open the drawer with the other. It's not built to last, but adequate to clean up pens, pencils and markers on a kids art table while you save up enough money for a proper desk/pen organizer.

I cannot begin to understand the positive reviews on this. It may as well have been made of wet cardboard and railroad spikes. Let's start with the directions comprised of blurry outlines of the pieces, which are not labelled in any way. Some of the diagrams for the pieces are almost entirely indistinguishable from others, so you get to play "Guess which part this is." Fortunately, the presence or lack of slots for tabs to go into helps simply the game a little. The "photos" of the assembly are equally as blurry and one will burn their retinas out attempting to decipher which pieces go where. By using the relative size of the pieces and vague mirages of slots in the pictures, you can narrow your wrong guesses down to a couple of choices. On to the materials. I can't believe I paid anything for this, much less $16. There is nothing wood about this. It's some kind of fiberboard with a veneer on it. That would be okay if it didn't disintegrate when you attempt to put the screws into.... WHERE? Oh yes, there are no screw holes for the actual threaded part of the screws. There's a hole in one piece for the screw to go into, which then "screws" into...literally....nothing. The mating piece has a SLOT(s) that the screw supposedly should align with. You've got maybe a 25% chance of that working out. So I have pieces here that don't attach because the screw doesn't align with the slot. See the pics. First picture is one of the slots the screws go into, in theory. The second picture is an example of the odds you face getting the screw into the slot. In this case, there was no way to get that screw in there without breaking off the tabs on the receiving piece. To clarify, there are tabs and associated slots to go into, along with the screw/slot nightmare. So, if screw doesn't align, you are out of luck, because tabs help align (or not) and hold the pieces. So, three pieces in on the main part of the organizer, and I am unable to complete the assembly because there is no way to successfully attach that piece. On the brightside, I don't have to try to finish the assembly only to hit a showstopper later on in the frustration chain. This may be the worst piece of junk I have ever purchased. I am not going to attempt to stuff it back in to the box, drive an hour and a half round trip and spend more in gas than the item is worth, to return it. It's going right into the trash. Do yourself a favor and skip this. Even if you manage to assemble it, against the odds, the visible large screw heads and the really cheap looking veneer (looks NOTHING like the item picture).... Yeah, save your money. By the way, I'm an engineer and absolutely know how to work a screwdriver.

Comes in a rather small box, but the design is such that they don't need much room. Instructions are both visual and in English. There is a parts list (visual) to show you all the panels. You get a small screwdriver and a bag of screws. Putting the holder together took maybe ten minutes. Easy to assemble. Exactly the dimensions listed in the questions. (Amazon for Dummies Tip - READ the description, questions, and reviews before purchasing anything) I wanted to get this to consolidate some of my desk top storage which was a bunch of pencil holders from Dollar Tree. This took up the space of three pencil holders, but held the contents of four pencil holders with room to spare. This unit is small but it's vertical so it stores a lot without using up a lot of desk space. On my unit. Top Row - Box 1-3: 12 Alcohol markers 3rd Row - Box 1: Alcohol blending pen, 3 mechanical pencils, tube eraser. 3rd Row - Box 2: 2 color gel pens 3rd Row - Box 3: 8 color ball point pens 2nd Row - Box 1: 1 black ball point pen, 1 black Uni-ball roller 2nd Row - Box 2: 5 Water brushes 2nd Row - Box 3: 10 Painting brushes 1st Row - Box 1: 2 Weeding tools 1st Row - Box 2: 6 Painting brushes 1st Row - Box 3: 6 GellyRoll White Gel Markers Bottom Box: Scrapping tool and 2 Shimmer Pens. *** BONUS *** Those odd pieces of wood that you are left with are the phone stand. You simply stick them together. I thought I would just throw this away, but the design is cute enough and functional enough that I decided to keep it. Notice there is a hole in the bottom so that if your phone plugs in there, you can charge it while it's sitting on the stand. They didn't have to make it cute, but they did. Which shows that they do think about their design and don't just throw something together, which is a big plus in my book!

At 1st I about had a heart attack. The thing came in a box about the size of a box of chocolates. I pulled out all the pieces that were in a bag with little screws, little screwdriver, and all these pieces of funny shaped wood. But once I examined the instructions ... which were weird but easy to figure out ... I thought "what the heck" it looks like it's gonna be too small but I'm and give it a shot because I liked the picture of it in the description. There are not holes for the screws to go into on all the pieces of wood, there are "slots", and you will see the sides of the screws as you assemble the crazy little project. It helps to feel the screws to make sure that thay stay in the slots. (See Pict) Yes it was small, but I can't believe it, it held all of my, literally over a 100, markers and color pencils. I actually love that it is this size because it doesn't take up much desk space. Then, I noticed I was left with 2 pieces of oddly shaped wood. They were not on the instructions. I was holding one piece up and thought OK that looks like a Japanese Cat. I had it upside down, it was actually a rabbit. The other little piece of wood was shaped like an H. If you stick the short part of the H in to the holes on the rabbit it makes a really nice little cell phone holder. It has become quite the conversation piece when somebody sees it. Love it! NOTE - wooden holder and cell phone holder ONLY. Does not include pens, pencils, markers, horse figurines, soda, entertainment center, clothes, black thing on the left, plants, or cell phone, etc.