Cambridge Natural Wood Top Kitchen Island

Comments about Crosley Cambridge Natural Wood Top Kitchen Island:

Let me preface this by saying that I have assembled many similar types of furniture from other stores. I also consider myself quite handy, and I am an engineer by trade. However, I have never had a worse experience putting together a piece of furniture than this piece of junk!

In order to get the Cam Lock hardware to work correctly, the Cam Bolts should not be screwed in all the way. I had to constantly screw and unscrew these pieces in order to get the Cam Locks to rotate far enough to hold. One of the Cam Bolts actually broke in a brittle fracture, which is somewhat difficult given its aluminum construction. There were no extras either, so I had to improvise while putting the spice rack together.

On at least 5 of the wood sections, when I screwed in the wood screws, the wood split. Most of the parts that split are hidden inside the island, but I still worry about its stability. Will the wood split more just from using it? Will I use it one day and a drawer will just fall apart? I have to assume the answers to these questions are "yes"!

During just about every step of the assembly process, an awkward instruction was given. Most of the time, it involved inserting a screw or bolt into a hole that was blocked by some other piece. The Allen Key that was supplied with this did not reach all the way into some holes. Luckily I have my own tools, otherwise this thing would have never been put together.

It honestly makes me wonder if any of the people who designed this piece of furniture, created the assembly instructions, or performed quality control actually used any of these items and put together this kitchen island. It took me about 5 hours to assemble, which is ridiculous given how easy it appears.

I do not recommend this to anyone!!

Comments about Crosley Cambridge Natural Wood Top Kitchen Island:

I followed the directions explicitly but it fell apart 3x. The screws, bolts, dowels are not sufficient and do not work. The holes are in the wrong place. The doors do not line up - there is a huge gaping hole. It is a mess - terribble contruction. Would NOT recommend.

Comments about Crosley Cambridge Natural Wood Top Kitchen Island:

Beautiful addition to our kitchen. Wish I hadn't waited so long.

Comments about Crosley Cambridge Natural Wood Top Kitchen Island:

We have been shopping around for an island for a medium sized kitchen for about a year. We could not find anything locally by building or putting together by ourselves. My husband was not home, so I put this together by myself with ease in 2+ hours. We absolutely love it. It looks like it came with our newly built home. He was actually surprised and we have received many compliments.