Emma Mack
I am very impressed with this jewelry box, given this price range. I've seen fairly shoddy builds in this same range. The fact is, at close to $100, you aren't going to get artisan craftsmanship. You know that. The next jump up in quality level will probably put you more in the $300 range, and if that isn't what you want to spend, I'd highly recommend this box (over others in the same price range). I chose this box initially because some of the others were just a bit gaudy, the floral inlays and carved feet were just not the gift recipient's style. I wanted something elegant but subtle that wouldn't stand out like a sore in the bedroom.The wood is quality and the finish is pleasant. The real sacrifice is on the joinery, and this definitely isn't a piece you want handled in a rough way, i.e. it's quite delicate. The hinges and other hardware are somewhat feeble, but where it lacks on this end, it makes up for in beautiful wood with a good finish. It will look great in any bedroom set that features natural wood to darker wood tones. The shipping packaging was excellent and my product arrived in perfect condition.A couple things to point out: there have been questions in the reviews about the box's color. It isn't the lighter oak color I saw in one poster's pictures, and it isn't cherry like I've seen in other comments. The official product photo makes it look more red than it is. It is a brown, like a medium warm walnut, getting closer to the darker walnut end. Very pleasant. It seems many of the other customer photos were taken with a flash, which is giving a wrong impression of the color. The photos I attached are taken in natural window light.The drawers themselves will not open without the top and side cabinets being opened first. And the whole box is about 11 inches tall, by just over a foot wide, and 8 inches deep. The drawers are roughly 1.5 inches in depth. The dividers in each drawer can be removed so you can customize how big or small you want the well sizes to be.
