Atlantic 74735728 Summit CD DVD Shelf For Inside, Media & collectable storage, Engineered Wood, Maple, FURNITURE

I now own 3 Atlantic media shelving units! 2 of these particular "single sized" (Atlantic 74735728) shelving units, and one of the "double sized" ones (Atlantic PN38435720). I first bought the double sized one back in 2018, and have a positive review of that unit on here already. It has held up fine and moved with me once even. The first small one I bought was in 2020 and has held up for those years fine as well, so I have no fear for the new one I just received. I am careful and haven't broken any of them myself.In my lengthy review of the bigger double one, I pointed out that you must be CAREFUL with these particle board/"wood composite" products though, and that will always be the case. There is even a chance that they will come already broken from transit, and in that case you just return/replace using Amazon's procedures. To date, with all 3 units I've bought I have not had one come broken yet, so that's a plus. Atlantic flat packs them quite well.These units are not very deep, since they are designed specifically for DVD/Bluray/CD cases to be retrievable. Because of this, they are very... tilty... and want to fall backwards even when empty. They have always come with wall anchors to fasten them directly into your walls, so if you have any fear of them falling then use those. I would NOT trust any of these units to stand on their own without something to lean them back against though. You can see a 4th unit standing alone and away from the wall in my picture here (furthest left shelf), and it is NOT one of these Atlantics. Notice that one is built differently, and has longer feet front and back to allow it to stand alone with or without weight. The Atlantics WILL NOT do this. So I would lean them back against the wall, and if you wish use the provided anchors to keep them there. If there is an earthquake or something I'm sure they could topple forward.Remember these are CHEAP units, and you get what you pay for. So like I have mentioned just be careful when handling and building them. They aren't hard to build, just don't over tighten screws or you could break the cheap composite boards. If you are looking for nicer solid wood shelving you most likely will never find it for this price point. You would probably have to buy some more expensive bookcase to get better quality, so unless you want to go that route these composite shelves are what you're going to end up with. I checked other major stores online like... the orange hardware store, the blue and yellow electronics store, and of course the Swedish furniture store just to see what was out there to compare. Both the hardware store and electronics stores had Atlantic shelving for sale online, and one had another company that looked almost the same for a little more expensive. The furniture store of course has their own modular shelving units, but I'm sure you all know they have a similar quality of products for things like book shelves. Those will be larger though, with deeper shelves that won't display movie cases as nicely IMO, and won't be as retrievable. The Swedish store's shelving units all seem to be more expensive than Atlantic as well, especially if they're more solidly built.Long story short: if you're looking for SPECIFICALLY movie storage like I am, these are the go-to choice for the money, and multiple online stores sell Atlantic shelving. If you think you want thicker or deeper storage, or regular sized bookcases maybe look somewhere else. And if you need SOLID wood quality then definitely look elsewhere.

I bought this item twice and have been very satisfied with the results. The assembly instructions were good. If you are not good at putting things together, have a friend who is, help you. The finished product seems pretty solid, but next time around I would glue the wooden assembly dowel pins with a quality wood glue for extra strength.

The one I bought long ago was perfect! Enough space for all my 4K and Blu-Ray and DVD movies, and also enough to hold my VHS tapes. Yes, I still have those and watch too! This unit is way smaller but does what it is intended to do. I suggest anyone looking to purchase this to see the quantity of disc they need to store, and the size limitations on where it will be placed. This fit perfectly under my framed Ansel Adams photographs. I bought a second to hold more discs! Have room to grow with two of these, but some things do not fit due to width of the shelves.

These are quite nice looking for cheap shelves. My complaint is with the lack of clarity in some of the instructions, which for me resulted in a poorly assembled final product. Following are the specific areas in the assembly instructions that caused me problems. I hope this will help others before they begin assembly of their units.STEP 1 (and later steps): There is no indication in the instructions how far the cam screws (Part K) should be screwed into the shelf (A). If they aren’t screwed in exactly the right amount, it will be impossible to get the cam locks (L) to engage properly with the cam screws, which will destroy part of the particle board and undermine the strength of the shelves. The cam screws should be screwed in ALL THE WAY TO BUT NO FARTHER THAN THE TOP OF THE SCREW THREADS.STEP 1 (and later steps): The side panels (B and C) are almost identical, but only one of the three B panels and one of the three C panels is identified with a sticker. Once the panels are removed from the box, it is easy to mix them up.STEP 2 (and later steps): The illustrations should indicate more clearly which holes on the bottom of side panels B and C and on the top and bottom of shelf D are for the dowels (J) and which are for the screws (M).STEP 7: If you flip the entire unit and place it face down in order to tack on the backing (as per the instructions), you will put tremendous strain on the sides of the shelves. That’s because the bottom shelf (E) extends beyond the width of the side panels and so when the unit is flipped, it doesn’t sit flat on the floor. My shelves (weakened by the improper engagement of the cam screws (K) and the cam locks (L); see comment above), pulled apart, which I tried to remedy with some super-glue! :-/ You should flip the unit and put it on a counter or workbench, where the bottom shelf (E) can hang over the end and not put stress on the rest of the unit.STEP 7: Be sure you tack on the backing panels (G and H) so the wood-grained side is facing the front of the unit, not the back. If you don’t do this, you won’t be able to correct your error by prying them off and flipping them, without destroying the panels. I ended up spray painting one of the backing panels black to disguise my error!For what it’s worth.