HOMPEN Wood & Metal Bookcase Book Shelves, 2-3-5-Tier Vintage Industrial Bookshelf

Probably the best feature is that it can be used as two units. We are using 3 shelves in front of a window to hold orchid plants on the top shelf, along with smaller plants in the 2nd shelf. The orchids love where they are and are thriving. The 2 shelf part of the unit serves as a TV stand in the bedroom. Both are sturdy, easy to assemble, and look great.

Item came in it’s original box which had water damage and was a mess. But it had been placed in a new box to hide that. Upon opening the rods were rusted and chipped. And the wood was scratched all over. Now it’s my responsibility to ship this piece of crap back. Ridiculous!

I feel like I just finished a wrestling match. The packaging was ok. Damaged a bit on one side. Very heavy. Very little protection on the inside. The steel was painted, thus the paint was already chipped once I got the items out of the box. I thought.....oh, I can touch this up. Due to the packaging, I imagine that there may have been some movement during shipment. Onward.........put the poles together. That did not work. One pole did not have the hole in it to get it to clip through, although that was minor.......once I got the poles clipped together, I could not push one far down enough in order to get the two poles panels to match. I finally decided.......this is enough. I did like that the shelves are bamboo.......thus the 2 stars.......otherwise this would get a zero rating........great to have natural bamboo...........work on the metal........this is key to the function. I would advise a solid iron piece of work to support the shelving. I ended up trying to put the box together again........put in additional packaging, paper and plastic around the steel.......hoping the company may get the message......packaging is important. The shelving was perfectly fine though. No damage there.