Brookings Shaker Unassembled Drawer Base Kitchen Cabinet 3DB15, 15 W x 24 D x 34.5 H, Painted White, Solid Wood, Design House, 561456

I'm deeply conflicted about this merchandise. On the one hand I like the finished product. On the other, the old travel brochure "Getting there is half the fun" applies.The positives: this is a genuine wood piece: plywood and solid wood. Once assembled it is sturdy and lives up to the ad pictures.However...All of us who have assembled pre-fabricated kit furniture have come to expect bad instructions. This company takes it to a new level: missing diagrams ("as above" but there was no "above"); missing steps, no recommended sequence of assembly. Yes it has numbered steps, but one step may incorporate several fussy assemblies/sub assemblies with clue offered. So for "assembly instructions" it's a solid one star.As to recommended tools, I am grateful I have nearly a full wood shop. I recommend a power drill with a 7/64 bit to re-drill ALL the pilot holes for the small screws. Be careful not to drill through the wood. This manufacturer does not include self-tapping screws and the original pilot holes---most filled with paint---do not let the small screws get started. Add to that the close working clearances that prevent use of power tools and you will begin to create new words as you work. I also recommend using a woodworking set of clamps (at least 30" jaw opening) to compress the dovetail drawer components rather than pounding them together with a rubber mallet (as recommended by mfgr). Do have a damp rag handy to eliminate any errant glue beads.There is a warning for this item on Amazon indicating it's "frequently returned". I can understand why. But if you have the right tools, patience, are creative at problem solving and refuse to be defeated by inferior mfgr instructions you will have a nice stand alone cabinet base.Good luck

I bought this drawer unit and two sink vases to put together for a primary bath vanity with double sink. The two guys who assembled them for me had them together in two hours. They look great, they are made from real wood instead of MDF, and the finish is good. I would buy more if I needed cabinets.

Not the best picture . But I used this lower drawer set with 2 stacked uppers to make a built in look storage for our small bathroom remodel . My husband was surprised with the quality of the cabinet . Everything appears to be all plywood . This does not come with soft close hardware if you wanted you wouldHave yo but separate but it doesn’t come with alternate instruction for it .

Although some of the parts looked a little warped, it all assembled well and looks like a good unit. It is good enough that we ordered more to finish the kitchen.