Sauder Carson Forge Desk, Washington Cherry finish
$263.68
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Description
Whether you’re looking for a place to get some work done or really just need another surface for your colossal penny collection, this desk from the Carson Forge collection is perfect for you. It features three drawers that glide on smooth metal runners – each provides versatile storage. The lower drawer holds letter-size hanging files to help get you organized. Finished in a rustic Washington Cherry finish and accented with wrought iron style hardware, this desk hard is to take your eyes off of.
Additional information
| Asin | B008GV1KJU |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 22.64"D x 53.19"W x 29.75"H |
| Weight | 103 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | 5 Years |
Amazon Customer –
This desk is sturdy and it looks nice. Assembly wasn’t bad. The instructions were good and parts were numbered and lettered with one exception. It took about 2 hours to assemble working by myself. The only issue is that the desk top did have a minor dent on the front edge. Overall, nice for the price.
Amazon Customer –
Well I am 70 yrs old and the package was quite heavy but I assembled this all by myself. Directions were clear and understandable. All parts arrived as they shouild. It took about 3 hours for assembly and I did use a powered hand drill to do all the screws. Drawers work smoothly but took just a little time to align them properly so they dont hit each other when you open and close them. I do love it! Perfect for my office area.
Amanda W. –
This attractive desk has plenty of storage. A sturdy and handsome desk. Easy instructions. Build took around 4 hours. Bought two matching desks for office remodel. Unfortunately, one had slight damage to the tabletop during shipping, but I kept it anyway. (Copic marker “E44” is a good match for dings, FYI).
Hilltop Hacienda, LLC –
I’ve only had the desk for a few days but: 1) I LOVE the way it looks in my home; and 2) there were a million pieces and it took me about 4 hours to put together but the directions were excellent and not a single screw was missing! The desk is of a higher quality and more substantial than expected . . . especially for the price. And the design is really beautiful with small detailing that makes all the difference. EXTREMELY PLEASED!
Kristina Telsch –
First, the high points: for the price, this isn’t a bad deal. It’s sturdy – over 100lbs. It was the perfect size for my office, being slightly shorter at 53” long by approx 23” deep.
I like that it has a wide drawer under the desk surface – instead of just a keyboard shelf. It’s also got the two drawers on the side, one of which is deep enough for file folders. It comes with the file hanging edges too.
The design is pleasing and the cost is affordable.
Many reviewers had a lot to say about how difficult it was to assemble. It was not a piece of cake, but with 2 of us working on it, and making sure we read the directions closely, we got it out together in less than 2 hours. One piece was mis-labeled, and many others had either no label or a hard to find label. Patience is the key. All the holes for screws were pre-drilled and in the right place. The packet of screws was well packaged and labeled.
The finished product turned out to be one I’m “happy enough” with.
The less fantastic: The finish is the cherry paper laminate which isn’t the best quality. The front of the desk and two of the legs arrived already scraped up, and showing signs of wear that I’d expect over time, but not upon arrival right out of the box.
And the two drawers on the side don’t fit together correctly, at least on mine. When you pull the lower drawer out, the upper drawer shifts downward and the lower drawer can’t be pushed back in without the top drawer being lifted up.
This may not happen with every desk and also may vary based on who is assembling it.
The bottom of the drawers is, as many have said, very flimsy. – especially the side drawers. You’re not going to want to put anything heavy in the drawers. They’re fine for file folders, but don’t expect them to hold up with anything with any heft to it.
Overall, as long as you’re not expecting top notch high quality, this should be a fine purchase to accomplish what you need. It’s got a decent surface and storage space and will get the job done.
Kindle Customer –
Good product with everything you need to assemble. I was pleased with the end product and recommend for student, teacher, boss; makes a good computer desk and can add automatic charger to desk top if so desired.
PaPaMonkeys –
This looks very nice in the room. I don’t believe that it will hold up to multiple moves but not any worse than other particle board constructed furniture. The assembly was very straight forward and was pretty well laid out in the instructions. There are also QR codes to YouTube videos that are hosted on their site (sauder.com). The complaint here is that the QR code takes you to a site that is not https so it is flagged as unsafe, this should be easy to resolve by Sauder and absolutely should be fixed. The fitment of the hardware and the materials was on target with only a couple of areas that could have been just a bit better for tolerances or alignment. One issue was that part ‘Y’ (one of the legs) in step 3 didn’t have a decal and I didn’t see it in the box indicating that it wasn’t there to start with. Some of the part numbers are stamped and others have stickers. In this case the other legs all had stickers and ‘Y’ was not marked with either method. Process of elimination allowed me to find it but had another not been marked it would have taken some research into the parts pre drilled holes to determine this part. Step 10 has you install part ‘Z’ which shows the finish surface on one side but the end has a finished and unfinished surface. I took the time to ensure that it was oriented finished end toward the front but it appeared it may screw in either way. Also incorrect orientation would likely end up with the drawer rail being incorrectly aligned. Step 19 has 4 sub steps and in sub step 1 there is a not telling you which hardware and the number used (very nice addition throughout) but I took a double take. It indicated 10 used in this step, meaning in step 19 not the sub step, which only uses 5. Not a big deal but could easily be improved by stating 10 used in step 19 to be much more clear. None of these missing instruction improvements would prevent a person who is paying attention from assembly it would just make it that much clearer. The drawer slides have a slot for the front screw allowing for slight vertical adjustment to square the drawers up after installation and I find that to be a nice touch. If you have ever put together this style of furniture without that you are limited in aligning the drawers to one another or with the frame of the desk. A nice touch is the recess in the desktop that supports their Qi charger (Item 425905) over the drawer section so you could just set your wireless charge capable device over the target sticker (that comes with item 425905) to charge. I was unaware of this in their listing on Amazon as it didn’t mention it and should be added (it is mentioned in the listing on the Sauder website). There are book shelves, dressers, a lateral file, and even an armoire available that are in the Carson Forge style for complimentary looking furniture. Overall a great product and assembly experience.
M. A Oberly –
I just received and assembled this today, and am writing this short review from a keyboard sitting on it.
First of all, the box it is shipped in is, as you might expect, fairly large (mostly long, as it has to include the desktop piece, after all), and quite heavy. The shipping slip said 122lbs, and it feels every ounce of it, especially as there is no place to really grab it. It was left at my door, and I was able to bring it inside, although not super easily. I am a male, 6’3, and over 220lbs, just for reference. If you are a smaller person, you may need help.
I was placing the desk upstairs, and being by myself, there was no way to carry the box up alone – I just took the pieces up over several loads.
I was pleased to see that the instructions were mostly foolproof. It will take a while to assemble – I think it took me all of four hours, although I suppose I could have done it in three. I was trying to not make some dumb mistake, so I was double checking myself. Nothing too difficult, it’s just quite a few pieces to put together. You’ll mostly use a phillips head screwdriver.
Build quality is good, I would say, as far as these cheaper desks go. I did run into two minor instances, one where a piece of decorative wood didn’t want to slide over a pair of screw, so I just didn’t use it (you really don’t notice it), and also one wood dowel hole didn’t quite easily line up, so I skipped it.
One drawer rubs when I open or close it, but I’m pretty sure I can fix that, there is some play in the screwholes for the drawer runners. Call that user error.
I am pretty pleased for the price. The desk feels very solid – you don’t get any wobbling or shaking from normal use, you really need to try to make it shake. I have it on a carpeted floor. Very nice looking, too. Leg room under the desk is very ample, I’d say.
For the price, I would definitely recommend this for people who don’t have an issue doing the assembly. Assembly is quite straightforward, you just need to set aside the time. I would love to have a solid cherry desk just like this, but it would be very heavy, and expensive. This fits the bill for me.
John M. –
I paid $211 before tax to buy this desk as an early Xmas present for my wife: the desk is beautiful, my wife loves it, and I consider the price more than fair. It’s heavy, of course, slightly over 100 lbs, and the assembly appeared daunting enough ( a lot of hardware) that I paid someone $50 to do it. Daniel works on houses for a living and it took him just over 2 hours to assemble the desk – which means it would take most people an entire day (he’s very fast). Here’s a tip I discovered when I was still considering doing it myself. Most, or all of the larger, darker pieces have stickers on them, part A, B, C, etc. However, on the smaller, lighter-colored pieces I didn’t see any stickers, so I was thinking all the pieces weren’t marked. Upon closer inspection, however, I noticed the letter and number were lightly carved into them. It’s fairly small; you have to look close. Which brings me to the part I was most impressed with. Customer service. Part D37 was broken on arrival. I had Daniel use it anyway, but I called customer service to ask for that piece in case mine didn’t hold up. I can’t remember if there was an automated system, but if there was it was short and to the point – not the type that makes me want to fling the phone through the window. I do remember that it took almost no time before I was speaking to this really nice lady named Abby who apologized for the inconvenience, asked for the minimum order details, and said the piece would be in the mail by the next morning at the latest. The whole phone call took 2-3 minutes, and the piece was in my hand in about 5 days. You don’t see customer service like that anymore! At least I don’t. Thank you, Abby. Thank you, Sauder. I came away impressed by your company.
Connie Bridges –
It took me 5 hours to put it together but I wasn’t hard to do alone. I love it.