36" Carson 2 Shelf Bookcase - Threshold™

Good assembly instructions. Very sturdy shelf.

I was super excited for this shelf since I can’t seem to stop buying books and I needed something small but not a bazillion $$$ this seemed perfect. However, when trying to assemble it, I found the pre drilled holes were not done well. They were uneven and I had to drill better holes so the pieces would be flush to each other. I could have gotten a cheaper shelf and at least know that the pieces would fit automatically. Not happy about the “easy” assembly. The shelf itself is very cute though.

Great bookshelf for our 4 year olds bedroom. We have it completely full of kids books and it is holding up very well! It is sturdy and decent quality for the price.

Beautifully designed, straightforward to put together, looks beautiful.

We were really excited about this bookshelf for our daughters room. But all of the pre-drilled holes were uneven so my husband had to drill his own holes and the quality is very poor so now there are visible holes on the outside that look terrible. The top is extremely crooked too from the holes being uneven. He tried to make them as even as possible without it falling apart. We are very disappointed because now that it is assembled, it is too difficult to return. Please do better on your quality checks, Target.

Nice looking piece of furniture. Biggest downfall is the quality. Not heavy. Very frail. It cracked as I was assembling it with care. Definitely not worth the high price. Will return.

Looks nice easy to assemble

Beautiful little bookshelf, I did end up having to order a new one because the top piece was slightly crushed. I wish you could order just one replacement piece but you have to order an entire new bookshelf just to get the one piece you need. That said, it was easy and straightforward to assemble and feels very sturdy. I love that it has a couple of added details, like the added ledge on the adjustable shelf for visual thickness and the molding piece just under the top. Very nice for the price.

I have purchased many of the Carson series and love all of them. They are easy to assemble. They are also the most sturdy bookcases I have found in the RTA world.

I was disappointed with this bookcase. some of the holes were to big or small. Some of the parts did not fit correctly. The right upper corner is slightly chipped. It took me over 3 hours to put together. I still kept it. I purchased a white one just like this one in 2013 and it was very easy to put together. Just disappointed.

Easy to put together and sturdy.

Love the style of this bookcase. Easy to assemble and great storage. The finished product is great for the price!

Love it! It looks great!!

Though well-engineered with precise construction, the assembly instruction is, unfortunately, written for engineers rather than ordinary consumers. Without clear orientation labeling of which pieces going to which pieces' edges and sides, It's easy to assume incorrectly and assemble with wrong orientations. Taking apart for reassembly can be also equally challenging and time consuming. It requires at least an hour (or two) to assemble correctly. I took 3 different steps apart to reassemble due to wrong orientation. I can see some consumers may become frustrated and return this product.

Easy to assemble and looks great

Great bookcase. Sturdy durable and packaged wonderfully. Strongly recommend

Very good quality. hardware and predrilled holes make this easy to assemble

Sturdy! Had one a few years back and it’s still holding up very nicely so I bought more!

I like this bookcase a lot, but I'm disappointed it arrived with damage to the back corner of the top shelf. After 90 minutes of assembly, taking it apart and returning it seems like too much hassle. I read the other reviews that mentioned receiving damaged bookcases, but I decided to order it anyway, so I'll just put a book over the chip, I guess. If in perfect condition, I think it's worth $100 and 5 stars. It's sturdy, good-looking, and easy to assemble. (It definitely looks a lot better than the cheaper, flimsy bookcases I've purchased over the years.) Perhaps the price should be lower with so many apparently damaged during shipping, though. Overall, I'm more satisfied with the purchase than regretful. The Espresso color is dark like I wanted, fits my space perfectly, and holds lots of books, decor, etc.

I was almost done assembling this when I noticed the top of the bookcase arrived cracked and is unusable. There is a big crack that went through almost the entire board and a smaller one as well. I'm really disappointed and am going to return it.