Frenchi Home Furnishing Espresso Finish Reviews Summary

Assembly

Pros:

• "It was quick, easy, and fun to put together."
• "Easily set up and seems pretty stable!"
• "Assembly was fast and easy."
• "It was super easy to assemble. I put a crystal knob that I already had on hand on mine, but the knob that came with it was fine."
• "This table was easy to assemble and it took me less than 10 minutes to put it all together."
• "Very easy to assemble, it took me literally five minutes."
• "So easy to put together! Everything just twisted right together, I didn't even need any tools."

Cons:

• "It is a little wobbly because some of the screws in the legs were slightly crooked."
• "You get what you pay for! Screwed in the leg and it wasn’t straight in the screw, unscrewed it and the whole thing wanted to come out of the particle board."
• "The board is very poorly made: when I try to screw the leg into the table, the nut came out."
• "The drawer isn’t on gliders so it seems a little bit rickety."
• "The screw for the drawer knob did not fit so I had to find one that would."
• "The screw came out of the leg making it impossible to build."
• "The only bad thing is that one leg isn't as sturdy as it should be."

Quality and Finish

Pros:

• "The finish looks to be of a high quality."
• "Very pretty and very sturdy."
• "The cherry finish is beautiful."
• "Color and finish looks expensive."
• "The wood is a nice deep brown color, smooth and shiny finish."
• "Sturdier than I'd thought."
• "Looks just like the photo. Good quality, especially at the price."

Cons:

• "Looks much cheaper in person and definitely not worth the price."
• "However do not expect a high quality piece of furniture at a bargain price, if you do you will be disappointed."
• "It was obviously a return, very poorly packaged and has a lot of nicks in the finish on the legs."
• "The board is very poorly made."
• "The drawer came with mold in it."
• "The photo gives the image of a rich glossy cherry wood finish not the case."
• "The actual product looks almost black. I can’t see any wood grain. The finish just looks cheaply painted on."

Color

Pros:

• "The color, Expresso. will go with any decor."
• "Love the color (dark brown)."
• "The color is exceptional."
• "It is true expresso finish as it says in the title."
• "The color is much darker than expected (advertised as expresso). It is almost black, with a hint of redness when exposed to brighter light."
• "It is sturdy; quick to assemble, and a lovely expresso color."
• "The color came out darker than I expected but it's still aesthetically pleasing."

Cons:

• "Darker than displayed in picture."
• "The color is a lot darker than pictured. It’s almost black looking."
• "The color was supposed to be espresso and was more of a cherrywood color (quite red)."
• "Color-wise, it looks nothing like the photos."
• "In the picture of the espresso version you can see brown wood grain. The actual product looks almost black."
• "They are MUCH darker in person and do not match my cherry furniture."
• "The color is espresso and darker than the pictures showed on Amazon or the internet probably due to the the exposure light for the pictures."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "I bought this side/end table when it was only half the price of what it is now."
• "The quality is awesome for the price. I would definitely buy again I’m extremely happy with my purchase."
• "It looks a lot more expensive than what it is and it is sturdy and you can put it together in 2 minutes."
• "Looks more expensive than actual cost."
• "I am extremely happy with this purchase. Not just because I got it so cheap but also with its esthetics and quality."
• "An ok item and good price."
• "The price was very reasonable."

Cons:

• "Table is not like a solid hand crafted table. It’s slightly cheaply made."
• "Not a good value at all."
• "Its material is not good in comparison with its price."
• "All in all the table seems not to be what it is advertised to be."
• "I don't think it's nearly worth the money at ALL..."
• "Never buy this product. Got with 1 leg damaged and contacted with email but didn't received reply."
• "Not only was this table smaller and darker than I expected, it was obvious that most of it was made of particle board that was spray painted to simulate wood."

Shipping and Packaging

Pros:

• "The table arrived well packaged and in good condition."
• "This arrived in super fast time."
• "Package arrived early."
• "Was well packaged for delivery."
• "It came well packaged and there was not a scratch on it."
• "It was shipped and delivered to me faster than I expected according from Amazon data."
• "Packed well."

Cons:

• "It was obviously a return, very poorly packaged and has a lot of nicks in the finish on the legs."
• "The table arrived very damaged. Very disappointed. Waste of time and money."
• "Packaging was horrible! Broken pieces of foam everywhere!"
• "First one came damaged, scratches from poor packaging."
• "The product is fine and easy to put together, but it did come damaged and the packaging foam was broken and everywhere in the box when I opened it."
• "The only problem is it came damaged, so be aware before you assemble it!"
• "Styrofoam packing is difficult to deal with. Lots of static clinging to everything!"