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(More customer reviews)I bought one of these Studio Designs craft centers for my daughter as a Christmas gift. We looked at a number of different floor models at Hobby Lobby before finally deciding on this particular brand and model. We chose this model because it met all of our basic needs: it was sturdy, very functional, came with a stool, and it looked stylish and cool compared to the other offerings. The glass tabletop was also an important factor, since it allows us to mount a light underneath for tracing functionality.
Looking at my daughter happily drawing away at her new art table makes me feel like we made the right choice. I will, however, address a few issues that I had while building the craft center.
First off, the packaging was missing one of the bracket supports for the pencil/paint trays. It's not something that I could improvise a solution for, so I'll have to get in touch with the fine folks at Studio Designs and see if they can send me one. As it is, I only have three of the four trays attached at this point.
Second, the bracket supports for the trays and the pencil ledge need to be attached with Phillips head screws, and those bad boys were tough going at first. I highly recommend that you use an electric or battery operated screwdriver to do the job. It was impossible to get enough torque with a manual screwdriver; all I was doing was coring the screw heads. Once I switched over to my drill bit screwdriver, it was gravy.
Third, the drawer frame assembly is fairly flimsy and difficult to put together. I damaged one of the drawer frames while trying to notch them in place, but fortunately it wasn't a fatal blow. It's a small crack, hardly noticeable unless you look for it, but I know it's there and that kind of bugs me. Oh yeah, I also ran into the issue with the small Phillips head screws with the drawer assembly as well.
Overall, though, it's a win. My daughter is VERY happy with the table, and I have to admit that it's very well designed, with the exception of the drawer frame issue. I'll update the review after I resolve the problem with the missing bracket support.
01/04/2011 UPDATE: Got my replacement bracket in the mail today and couldn't be happier. Used the online replacement parts system at the Studio Designs website and was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to order the missing bracket. Two thumbs up for the good customer service with regards to this small problem. I'll upgrade the product to 4 1/2 stars. Still gotta dock 'em a half star for the frustration with the Phillips head screws and the wonky drawer frame. Overall, though, this is a solid recommend.
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