Home Decorators - who has purchased from them?

If you bought from them, what are your thoughts on quality, durability? Can you post pictures of what you purchased?

I've been getting Home Decorators catalogs for a while now and saw a bunch of stuff that I liked. I've been worried about quality though, so we bought a small piece first, this filing cabinet:



As I was unpacking it last night, I soon realized that probably 95% of it was veneer, fiberboard, etc.

Don't get me wrong - for the price, I wasn't expecting all hardwood. I read the description and knew what I was getting.

But if I had seen this in the store, I probably wouldn't have purchased it. It's barely a step above Ikea quality and for something like a filing cabinet, I'm not bummed out.

I'm just wondering what the larger stuff is like, since we were looking at benches and possibly a chest of drawers. If it's the same level of quality, we'll probably wait and then spend the money on the 'real thing'.

Thanks.

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We just purchased a Dining set from them and are very disappointed. The table arrived damaged and the chairs all wobble. Customer service was great, they offered to send out a new set and discount it 10% for our inconvenience however, for the amount we paid I think the quality isn't what it should be so we are considering returning it completely...

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I'm sorry Geraldine. It looks so nice in the picture too.

I wish they had a showroom in this area. This state, even.

Although I was never enamored with Ikea, I was able to find something with very good quality by searching and looking and touching and all that. I still have it, 7 years later and it's just as good.

My boss bought a bathroom vanity with a marble top from them and said he loves it. Either it's much different than everything else, or he's delusional.

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We bought a grandfather clock from them and love it. We were happy.

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I have purchased a hall tree and a small table. The quality was decent, not phenomenal but not bad. I put it together. Most of their items need to be assembled. I would not buy larger items that you might want to keep for "life" let's say.

Message edited 12/28/2007 1:38:12 PM.