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Review on ๐Ÿšฝ Zenna Home Collette Bathroom Storage Spacesaver with 2 Doors, 3-Tier Design, Espresso Finish, Over-The-Toilet Organization by Melissa Lopez

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Is ok, describes it perfectly

I bought this for a small bathroom that has no storage space at all. I've spent a lot of time researching this purchase. There were actually others of this type that I liked a lot better, but since the plumbing for my toilet is tall and right up against the wall, I needed something with a high back. This product is actually regulated. Measure the height of the plumbing, then place the back support where it needs to be. Assembling wasn't that bad. It took me an hour and a half to assemble. The instructions say to connect the base first, place it around the toilet, connect the top part and then attach it to the base. I was actually glad to do it that way. I couldn't imagine putting everything together and then trying to fit it into my small bathroom and bypassing the toilet. The only problem is that it's difficult to get to the screws holding the top when it's on top of the bottom. This is especially true if your toilet is a bit higher. Once set up, it offers ample storage space. It has strong magnets to keep the door closed. Now, whether to attach it to the wall. I didn't want to attach to the wall and didn't. It's a little heavy on top, so I put some cardboard pieces from the box under the legs to give it a bit of a backward lean. This keeps it from leaning forward. Of course it would be best to wall mount it so it never tips over when you open the doors, but that's not strictly necessary. Things that prevented it from getting five stars: 1. It's a bit unconvincing. It wobbles a little. Unless you're mounting it to a wall, I would advise against placing anything heavy on it as it could most likely unbalance the entire device and cause heavy objects to tip onto the floor.2. The doors are a little crooked because they don't finish flush at the bottom. This is most likely due to the magnetic bar at the top pulling the top of the doors in further. It might have made more sense to place the magnets on the bottom, although this would reduce storage space on the bottom shelf.3. It took a lot of patience to align the doors so that one was higher than the other. It took me about half an hour of careful tuning before they were good enough. The entire product is usually kept in different shades of white. The doors are made of a different material than the rest of the unit. They are more like plastic and less like wood. Therefore, although the doors and the rest of the product are white, the doors are a different shade of white and it is obvious that they are not the same shade. The side wood has a slightly yellowish tint, while the doors are finished in a lighter shade of white. The top and bottom shelves are whiter. The back is made of a different material and is even lighter than white. After noticing this, I looked at some of the photos of this product here on Revain and it shows up there too. This is what bothers me the most about this product. This is a big oversight on their part. I'm not sure why they didn't just use the same material for the doors. The back panel is made out of cheap cardboard stuff, and no matter how much time you spend carefully nailing it to the back panel of the closet, it's still going to wrinkle a little. Luckily the products came with a bunch of extra nails and I was able to add extra nails in the places that were wrinkled. After attaching the top to the bottom, I noticed an area that I was missing, but it didn't cost me to take everything apart to fix it. In time I'll probably stop noticing it. 6. They had to include a retouching pen. It was in fair condition but had a few scuffs and scratches. This is a white product so any imperfection will be visible. Overall, this product would definitely not be my choice. If it wasn't for the higher plumbing, I would have opted for something else.

Pros
  • good thing
Cons
  • negative impression