Vida Designs Corona Dining Set 2 Seater, Solid Pine Wood, Dining Table With 2 Chairs

definitely higher quality than an ikea table and great value but it took 3+ hours to assemble. documentation and part labels can be improved. I would have definitely bought assembly service.

I was drawn to the fact that the ad said 'real pine'. It seemed a great price compared to cheap MDF and other 'self assemble' tables. The only metal parts are the screws. Although assembly is fairly easy, I do recommend taking your time and checking each move a few times before glueing and screwing. In my opinion, the trickiest bit is fixing the table top to the frame as there is NO pre drilling holes or locating lugs - no real guide as to where it should go apart from approx centimetres overlap. The method is to put the table top on the floor and put the frame on top. Then spend twenty minutes trying to get it as square as possible (good luck if you're an anal Virgo like me!) Ideally, this bit would benefit from an extra pair of hands to hold the frame steady whilst the screws are driven in. I digress. The finished result is a beautiful table and chairs. It's strong and sturdy and looks lovely. Throw a nice tablecloth over the top (maybe a waterproof one?) and it'll be a pleasant sight in any room. A happy customer.

Both table and chairs came on time and together in 2 separate boxes (1x box with table and 1x box with chairs). Very sturdy wood and when I have finished getting round to all the chairs, it will look lovely in my lounge once decorated. So I gave the product 4 stars in total and 2 stars for assembling. This is because you only get picture diagrams to help show you how to fix the product together. There are no written explanations and there are no numbers noted on the separate wood and screws in the box, so you have to figure it out for yourself. I did this right at the beginning to make sure I had everything. All contents were in the boxes. Table was easy to assemble, but for the chairs, when you get to the part that needs Screws A32, it is totally ridiculous. Everything else is fine with fixing the chairs together, but with the A32 part (pics with red square and circle), there are no holes made for you in the wood that the screw needs to fit into, so you have to do that yourself and when you do, the screw is so hard to screw in, that it stops halfway like in the first photo I have posted. I even tried with an electric screwdriver, but failed. All holes should really have been drilled into the wood ready for us to put together like they did with the other holes they made. Apart from that, it is very good value for money, but just be warned you need to be prepared before assembling that A32 part. I'm not a DIY person, so I don't have experience with things like this. **Update** Finally built all the remaining chairs. Still hard to screw the ones that didn’t have holes in them. Looks great in my redecorated lounge.

Fit for purpose

I purchased the Table and 4 chairs to complete my newly decorated living room from this company as it was the best price not the cheapest but with free delivery well worth it. The table and chairs arrived but the box fell apart on arrival. My self and my Ante put the table and chairs together really easy to do took about 2 and a half hours. As it is only my self and my daughter two of the chairs where not used straight away they wore left put together but toked away. Then this weekend I had Family round to enjoy a meal. After sitting together for 5 mins, the chair my cousin had been sitting on gave a splitting crack noise and collapsed under her. Looking at the chair the seat has split in two and the reminder of the chair will be weakened by the collapsing. I have reported this to the company that sold me the table and chairs not a month ago and the only thing they have to say is we will send a replacement seat, this is not good enough as am very weary of using the table and the chairs now. I would recommend that you do not purchase from this company and not this product. This has now become a battle between me and the company selling. They are not bothered that there substandard product has coursed damage to my cousin. I will be contacting Amazon customer service and the trading standards regarding getting my money back and stopping some one else been hurt by a poor product.

The finish is rough and dirty; and the chamfered edges are rough in places. I sanded the table down until smooth and applied a wax finish because if you spill anything on this as it's supplied it then whatever you spill will just sink in and stain, whereas it will wipe clean if smooth and waxed. After lightly sanding through the dirty 'finish' I noticed few slight cracks in the table but that doesn't bother me too much, although they seem to have become more pronounced in the 6 weeks or so that I've owned it, probably because I should have applied 6 or 7 coats of wax rather than just two. It really is bone dry and as anyone who knows anything about wood will attest, this is a disaster waiting to happen. If you're fussy and can afford something better I'd look elsewhere; if you're hard up like me then go for it but bear in mind you absolutely must smooth it down and apply a better finish and keep maintaining it otherwise it will get ruined fairly quickly and the dryness of the wood will result in it cracking here and there with temperature and humidity changes. I'd also add that the straight backs of the chairs make them uncomfortable to sit on, but again for the price you can't be too fussy. You get what you pay for, which in this case is a robust table and chairs which is easy to put together but not the greatest quality, uncomfortable and very poorly finished. Overall I'm satisfied with it for the price but I am a single man living alone and not too fussy - it's better than nowt which is what I had before, and it's way, way more robust than the IKEA table myself and the ex-missus had. Given the choice between the IKEA one and this, I'd have this in spite of the poor finish and the cracks. Get yourself some 400 grit sandpaper and some beeswax and don't be lazy with the number of coats you apply. Run your fingers along the chamfers of the table and chair legs and make sure to smooth the rough areas down or you'll ladder your tights on them.

Very satisfied with this small dining table and chairs set. It’s sturdy, well made, and feels reliable for everyday use. The size is perfect for a compact space, and it does exactly what it’s intended for. Great value for the pricewould definitely recommend.

Needed a bit of working out as instructions are not clear.all the pieces were there including screws etc. When made up a very sturdy set. Good value for money