Sauder Palladia Armoire, Vintage Oak finish

Wonderful cabinet! Looks more expensive than it is 🙂
First off, we loved the humor on the box…:”Contains Wardrobe. Lion and Witch Not Included” Cracked us up!We wanted something that looked somewhat like real wood, since everything in our home is cherry, oak or hickory. This actually looked pretty nice, especially after we’d coated the pieces with satin Varathane before we put it together simply to get it to match the finish on the other pieces in the room.Assembly was a breeze, though to be honest we do all our own woodworking so we can’t say if everyone would find it quite as easy. We put it together in the guest room so we could shift furniture out of the way to make room, as it was clear this thing wasn’t going up a flight of stairs after it was built. You do have to have enough space wherever you decide to assemble it since it will be laying down lengthwise & then you need to have ’nuff space to switch it to upright afterwards.It is VERY heavy once assembled. It took both of us to lift it after it was together, plus we used 3-wheeled 200# rated casters on each corner to move it into its current location. We did change the design to remove the insides provided to add [handmade] cherry shelves after we got it settled since we have plenty of closet space but needed additional storage for other items.The included hardware for hinges are solid & work very smoothly. The drawer is spacious & it slides easily without jumping the track. Liked this cabinet so much we just bought a second one for another room, also done in cherry.

A nice piece with great Sauder customer service
This is a great-looking wardrobe that is relatively easy to assemble. I recommend it to others.The wardrobe looks great. The pieces are simple to assemble with just a hammer and screwdriver, and it only takes a few hours to assemble solo. Although the piece is made of compressed wood or something similar, it seems pretty solid and looks like a fairly realistic cherry finish; it matches the cherry wood bookshelves and desk that were already in my office at work, and several people have commented that it matches (not knowing that it wasn’t solid cherry).Sauder was also very helpful. Two pieces in my shipment, including one of the large side pieces, were cracked or chipped. I went to Sauder’s website and they replaced them within two weeks with no charge or hassle. The new pieces worked out quite well.As a final note, although this can be assembled solo, I recommend that you get help with two parts: (1) at the stage where you have to flip the piece over, I would recommend that someone assist you or that you very carefully (and slowly) roll it over; and (2) if you have to move it around after you assemble it, lift it up and wedge the cardboard box under it—you can drag the cardboard box (with the wardrobe on top of it) much more easily than you can push the wardrobe (which might break if you pushed it in that manner). You could also just use furniture pads to move it if you have some handy or, better yet, assemble it right where it will actually reside!Again, great product, pretty good price, and great customer service. I recommend this wardrobe to others.