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Customer Reviews for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console

Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console

A versatile combination of open and closed spaces shows off display, conceals storage. Handcrafted of richly textured acacia wood, with a beautiful distressed finish in warm brown with black accents. Versatile configuration with double glass-paned doors and three drawers stands in as media center, sideboard or general storage piece. Variation in knots and open grain, crown moulding and traditional iron hardware with an antiqued bronze finish add even more character. -Acacia wood -Multi-step hand-finish -Iron hinges and handles with antiqued bronze finish -Three removable shelves, three drawers -Cord management with sliding door -Made in India
Average Rating
4.8 out of 5
4.8
 out of 
5
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Rating Snapshot (135 reviews)
5 stars
116
4 stars
12
3 stars
6
2 stars
1
1 star
0
Number of reviews: 135 Reviews
129 of 135(96%)customers would
recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Review 1 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
clerkclark
Location:New York State
Dwelling:house
Style:traditional
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: March 4, 2013

Great furniture

"I bought this last year to use as a buffet in my dining room.Wonderful quality and has an authentic aged look."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
bmp2884
Location:Annapolis, MD
Dwelling:house
Style:traditional
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: March 4, 2013

Great Product

"This is solid piece of furniture that looks great in our home."
Review 3 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
angels85
Location:Oceanside, NY
Dwelling:house
Style:traditional
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: March 4, 2013

Great quality product

"I pruchased this product for my living room - the color is great and I loved the qaulity. It is a very sturdy and substainal pice of furniture. Very happy with my purchase."
Review 4 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Syracuse BBall Fan
Location:washington, DC
Dwelling:townhouse
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Website
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: February 22, 2013

great addition to the room

"I purchased this to replace another older media cabinet and I loved the rustic yet classic style in the room. The drawers are deep as are the shelves. The glass doors lighten it up as it is a large piece of furniture. The furniture arrived in great condition! This is a solid piece of furniture...no assembly! I know I will have it for many years to come."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
cmhprh
Location:Kenosha, WI
Dwelling:house
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Website
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: February 12, 2013

Almost perfect

"As we reconfigured the living room in our 100-year-old house (no "family room" here!), we took the plunge and bought a flat-screen tv and wanted to consolidate a bit. We got rid of two lovely, solid teak cabinets -- one for the stereo, one for the old 24" tube tv -- and bought this beautiful media console.
Delivery was great -- right on time, down to the minute! The delivery guys called when they were on the way, and said they'd arrive in 45 minutes, and they were right on the nose!
They brought this very heavy piece of furniture into the house, positioned it right where I wanted it (on top of some sliders that both protect our hardwood floors and make it easier to move), and then made sure everything was set up: all the spacers and packing material were removed and taken away, all the drawers were working properly. They asked if I had any questions, made sure I saw the sliding partition that could be used with one of the cable openings in the rear, and then asked one more time if everything was OK. It was a wonderful delivery and setup experience!
Once in place, I started moving things onto it -- the 50" tv, which fits beautifully and is solid as a rock on top, and then the various video and stereo components. All fit nicely on the shelves.
Visually, this is a beautiful piece of furniture. It looks elegant and sturdy; I imagine this lasting decades. The finish is beautiful, and the construction is rock solid.
So, why four stars, and not five?
Well, I argued with myself over this very question. In the end, there were just a very few things that I think would make if better.
First, if you have a turntable (remember those?), you're going to have to be careful. There's not much vertical room between shelves, and the shelves are not adjustable. So opening the top of the turntable could present a challenge.
Second, and this may just be my unit, but the doors are not hung perfectly plumb. One is slightly lower than the other. You'd never notice this unless you see light from behind the unit -- during daytime, or if there is ambient light there.
Third, I like that the cable openings in the back are literally cut right out of solid wood. But they're so very SMALL! I had a great deal of difficulty connecting the cables to the components that were on the shelves, and my arms are not that big. This was the only design flaw that I experienced. How to solve it? Well, either get much longer cables than you need, turn your components so that you can reach the connectors from the front, connect them, and then turn them back around, or . . . . maybe make the cable openings in the back a bit bigger?
In all, these are very minor complaints. Bottom line, this is a great piece of furniture, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Sweat and Bones
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: January 23, 2013

Beautiful piece

"A bit high for a placing a tv on top, but not enough to truly cause problems. Drawers are large, holding a sizable number of dvd's. The shelves have cutouts for easy cord management. The glass doors don't interfere with signals from remotes.
Love the wood grain and finish."
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 7 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
chabro
Heard about Reviews from:Website
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: November 5, 2012

Very Nice

"We love this piece. Looks wonderful, drawers slide nicely, not too big. Would highly recommend."
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
linkro
Location:Windsor, CT
Dwelling:loft
Style:traditional
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: October 21, 2012

Perfect Cabinet

"We purchased this cabinet for our master bath rather than an entryway piece. We need extra storage and it is a perfect fit. It is very well constructed and looks terrific. It has the look of an antique piece. The finish is beautiful. Really deep and glossy!"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Dayna c
Location:Columbus Ohio
Dwelling:house
Style:contemporary
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: September 1, 2012

Dposu

"We bought the 72 inch first and components did not fit due to inside walls. Exchanged for57 inch. Very happy. Everything fit. Music consoles cable box etc."
Review 10 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
VetGirl
Location:Pittsburgh, PA
Dwelling:townhouse
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Website
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: August 23, 2012

Love.

"This media center is gorgeous! It is extremely heavy (I cannot lift it at all) and just stunning. It has a ton of storage space and all of our electronics (cable box, PS3, Wii) fit with no problem and we have no problem using the electronics with the glass doors shut. Warning to the perfectionists out there- as some of the other reviewers has commented, ours too has uneven handles and it was very, very noticeable at first. The top of one door also has a gap while the bottom of the other side has a gap. I do not notice these imperfections at all anymore as the piece is absolutely amazing otherwise."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 11 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
I echo Peabody
Would you recommend this product? No
Date: August 22, 2012

Will eventually warp

"I purchased this media console 3 years ago and noticed recently that the sides on the top and bottom of the unit has warped. While the product is gorgeous and sturdy/heavy, I question the quality of the workmanship since the wood has warped within a relatively short period of time. I have purchased a number of products from Crate and Barrel, but I may think twice about ordering furniture in the future."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Trishb
Location:Boston, MA
Dwelling:house
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? No
Date: September 12, 2012

Not as described

"They promote as a media cabinet, but there are no cut-outs for cords.....also, shelves arenas really 14 inches."
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review 13 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
RB in Cincy
Location:Cincinnati, OH
Dwelling:house
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: September 3, 2012

Beautiful media console - highly recommend

"This is my first furniture purchase from Crate and Barrel. If this Media Consile is representative of the quality and beauty I will be purchasing more. I have this under my tv that is mounted on the wall. This console is a very solid piece of furniture and will last for many many years while withstanding kids climbing on it, dogs scractching their back on it (my yellow lab does) and game day snacks being set on it. Worth every penny. Delivery was fantastic too."
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 14 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
chelsea0011
Location:boston area
Dwelling:house
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: September 2, 2012

Beautiful piece

"This is a lovely looking piece of furniture that a 50-55 inch television would fit on quite nicely. The delivery was easy and right on the time given for delivery (if a little early). The people doing the delivery even offered to place my TV and and audio equipment on and in the furniture (I declined). I love the deep and dark finish we chose to go with."
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review 15 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Peabody
Heard about Reviews from:Website
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: July 8, 2012

Some concern

"As I informed your customer servce representative, the shelving is warped. I am waiting for a
replacement. I am very pleased with the finishing and design.
"
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 16 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
catlady2
Location:Pittsburgh, Pa
Dwelling:house
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Store
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: May 7, 2012

Beautiful furniture

"Very happy with the purchase of this media console. Well made and really a beautiful piece of furniture."
Review 17 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
DedeDede
Location:Pomona, new York
Dwelling:house
Style:traditional
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: May 5, 2012

Beautiful piece

"Beautiful piece of furniture with lots of storage. Very well made"
Review 18 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
barnmama
Location:Frenchtown NJ
Dwelling:house
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Website
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: May 5, 2012

LOVE IT!

"Space constraints limited the media consoles we could look at..and I was thrilled when this one Fit! Have been eyeing it for months for a new tv for my husband. It was delivered a few days ago. We had seen it in a showroom as well as read earlier reviews so I knew it was highly regarded. But I am amazed at how heavy it is...very solid. I am also amazed at the delivery guys...they were incredible! It is beautiful...we have moreof a rustic style and it is perfect. Looks better than the online picture..VERY PLEASED!"
Review 19 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Halibutt
Location:MA
Heard about Reviews from:Website
Purchased from:Store
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: May 5, 2012

great piece

"My new console is fabulous! The quality is solid and it looks even better than the photo. I have done a lot of looking and this piece kept surfacing as my favorite. Strong sturdy and updated. Makes such a differnece in the room I'm ready to redo the entire room!"
Review 20 for Kavari 57 Media-Storage Console
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
jess c
Location:PA
Dwelling:house
Style:classic
Heard about Reviews from:Email
Purchased from:Website
Would you recommend this product? Yes
Date: May 5, 2012

absolutely perfect

"This media console is absolutely perfect! I love everything about it - the height, warm finish, texture, adjustable sturdy shelving, and hardware. I pay great attention to detail and can honestly say that this is one of my favorite pieces that I own. I highly recommend this console."
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