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42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
Beautiful Bookcase Accents Any Room in Your Home If you need storage solutions for your home, these stylish bookcases with adjustable shelving will make a beautiful addition. From our Salem Collection, our bookcases are versatile pieces of accent furniture, crafted of MDF with solid veneer wood with a hand-sanded and hand-glazed finish. ullili/ul
Average Customer Rating:
(68 Reviews) 68
Rating Snapshot (68 reviews)
5 stars
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58 of 68(85%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
Review 1 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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farmmom
Location:Kansas
Age:50-59
Gender:female
I have owned this product for:a month
Great bookcase for small areas
Date:February 15, 2013
"This bookcase is exactly as shown. The color was true. It looks great with my existing furniture. Only one problem: there were no assembly instructions included! Fortunately, "farm guy" is pretty handy at putting things together, and figured it out."
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Review 2 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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Katsat
Location:Avon Lake, Ohio
Age:60-69
Gender:female
I have owned this product for:a week
bookcase
Date:January 24, 2013
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"Nice packaging....simple instructions...looks beautiful.."
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Review 3 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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SandyQ
Location:Minnesota
Generally great value
Date:January 22, 2013
"Fast shipping, all parts well labeled with accurate instructions. Screwing in back panel by hand would have proved difficult, battery operated screwdriver/drill would be recommended. Slight gap between columns and top piece.
Color good match to internet photo. Solid pieces for averall well weighted piece of furniture.
First I have purchaed from Home Decorators, and I will definitely do so again!"
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Review 4 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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clamlakegary2
Date:August 9, 2012
"I usually am very satisfied with "put together" types of furniture but this piece gave me fits.
the "cam" type of locking mechanism is poor. The question I have....what do you do when it doesn't lock down? While assembling this the cams almost came thru the side wall of the unit.
I suggest never have these. This unit made IKEA look good."
the "cam" type of locking mechanism is poor. The question I have....what do you do when it doesn't lock down? While assembling this the cams almost came thru the side wall of the unit.
I suggest never have these. This unit made IKEA look good."
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Review 5 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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Sanko
Location:Cincinnati, Oh
Gender:female
I have owned this product for:a week
Date:August 3, 2012
"Great price for a bookcase with this quality of workmanship. Fairly easy to assemble. Best to have two people. This is a great piece to add to any home. Can be used in multible rooms."
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Review 6 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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AnnRMirage
Location:Oregon
Age:60-69
Great bookase
Date:March 20, 2012
"This bookcase is very handsome and a substantial piece of furniture, especially for the price. My husband put it together in about an hour-and-a-half. The only thing that detracts is the top shelf is not high enough for regular sized books so the three shelves don't hold as much as one would like. It looks perfect in the open area at the top of our stairs and with an easy chair makes a nice upstairs sitting/reading area."
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Review 7 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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GingerLi
Location:New Orleans, LA
Age:30-39
Gender:female
I have owned this product for:about 6 months
Great purchase, easy assembly
Date:March 19, 2012
"I really dislike assembling furniture, even when I have someone to help me, but I assembled this bookcase by myself in about 1.5 hours. Sturdy construction, much better than what you would buy at Walmart or Office Depot. Back panel is cheaply made but you can't see it once assembled and the whole piece is sturdy and quite attractive. Other posters said the shelves were not high enough for books, and they are probably correct. I am using it to house a stereo/iPod deck on top and CDs (in decorative boxes) on the shelves and it works great! Exactly what I was looking for at a great price, and easy assembly to boot. I am coming to this website more and more often for furnishings. One warning - resist the urge to spray with Pledge when you are taking it out of the box. Just wipe it down with a dry cloth to get the styrofoam off the wood. The Pledge seemed to leave a scary mark that did go away but not immediately."
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Review 8 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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Pecca
Great Value for the Money
Date:February 21, 2012
"This bookcase is solid and works well for the uses I intended. The shelves are not that high, so it isn't great for larger books. Assembly took approximately 90 minutes working solo. For the cost, the value is exceptional. Color is good and the bookcase adds warmth to my office."
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Review 9 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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BedandBreakfast
Location:Upstate New York
Age:Over 70
Gender:female
I have owned this product for:a month
Great Value
Date:February 16, 2012
"Liked it so much I bought two! Have purchased other pieces and always been pleased. On one of the bookcases a foot was cracked. Called Customer Service and with no problem received replacement very quickly."
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Review 10 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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Barrys
Location:Tampa, FL
Age:Over 70
Gender:male
I have owned this product for:a week
Nice Bookcase
Date:January 17, 2012
"The only problem with this bookcase is that most of the books published now are too big for two of the shelves. The top shelf houses paperback sizes and the second shelf is for smaller books."
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Review 11 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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mlfruit
Location:Cleveland, Ohio
Age:60-69
Gender:female
I have owned this product for:a month
Really Good Bookcase
Date:January 13, 2012
"This bookcase is very handsome - great dark cherry color; substantial in weight - not flimsy. You need two people to assemble it, which is pretty easy. The only part of the bookcase that could use improvement is the back panel. It was not quite cut to fit - and you have to make some adjustments - otherwise it does not line up. It is a great size - can accommodate several books."
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Review 12 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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LJSC
Location:Connecticut
Age:40-49
Gender:female
I have owned this product for:a week
Love the bookcase!
Date:January 10, 2012
"It looks great in our Living Room and it went together rather easily. Very happy with our purchase."
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Review 13 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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Laird
Location:Morgantown, WV
Age:40-49
Gender:male
I have owned this product for:about 6 months
Excellent Bookcase
Date:December 30, 2011
"This bookcase is very well made. I was surprised at the quality for the price. There is NO press board, including the backing. It is all solid wood and it looks great."
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Review 14 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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veneer
Cheap
Date:October 13, 2011
"I expected this unit to be of much higher quality than it was. The unit is not a candidate for assembly. The dowels are not long enough to support the construction. The holes drilled for the screw clips are too big for the assembly hardware which depend on a tight fit in order to provide some stability. I had to take my brad gun and put this together. I had to cut new dowels and glue them in. I managed to get it to where I could use it but I would not recommend this bookcase to anyone. The only good thing I can say about it is that they did a good job on the veneer."
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Review 15 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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NYBooklover
Location:New York
Age:50-59
Gender:female
I have owned this product for:more than a year
Lovely bookcase
Date:August 30, 2011
"I love these Salem bookcases and now own several of them. They're elegant, solid, roomy, and reasonably priced. Assembly is time-consuming, but the many steps ensure that the bookcase is sturdy. The assembly instructions were clearly written by someone for whom English is a second or even third language, but the copious illustrations help a great deal."
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Review 16 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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Monkey219
Love this bookcase!
Date:August 5, 2011
"I purchased one of these bookcases for my 3 year old's bedroom to house his rapidly growing library and was beyond thrilled when I put it together. The assembly was very straightforward (though I do recommend an electric screwdriver to quicken the process) and easy to put together (I did it myself) and the finished product was beautiful. The color is rich and looks perfect in my son's bedroom. I loved it so much, I just ordered another one for my 1 year old and the overflow of books between the two boys. I highly recommend this product."
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Review 17 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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TexasGoodGuy
Wonderful Addition
Date:July 27, 2011
"This piece was even better than pictured. Nice heavy construction. It will serve my purpose well and is a wonderful addition to my reading area."
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Review 18 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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jyoung55
Date:March 10, 2011
"Great bookshelf for the office. Only negative is the shelf spacing. Essentially you have the choice of two shelves of medium/small books and one shelf of large books or two shelves of large and one very narrow shelf that can only display nick nacks or the like."
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Review 19 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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GEMS
Date:March 5, 2011
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Review 20 for 42"WIDE OPEN BOOKCASE
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foreo4
Easy Assembly
Date:March 3, 2011
"Quality product and parts. Assembly was easy but not quick, lots of screws to hold the back on but done in about an hour."
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