VINGLI Upgraded Wide & Deep Garage Storage Cabinet, Metal Storage Cabinet with Pegboards, Wheels, Locking Doors and Adjustable Shelves (Black, 43”W x 20”D x 72”H) by VINGLI

During my recent move, I decided it was high time that I got organized and not have so much clutter in my limited kitchen space. Even though my new house is not much different in cabinet space than my old house, I wanted to have a minimal look, without having to throw away items that I still use but just not very often. I decided the basement would make an ideal ‘pantry’ area and this cabinet would be perfect for less used items. While I was at it, I bought a second one for stocking up on food so I wouldn’t have to travel to the store so often. However, I did have some requirements for my new cabinet: I have found when items are stored on the basement floor, they tend to trap moisture and rust – so it had to have wheels or something to raise it up off the floor. check. It also had to be all metal since I was storing food, and I knew it may attract rodents to come check it out. check. It had to be well made and sturdy. check. And it had to be spacious with plenty of room for a lot of stuff. check. Lastly, I knew it was going to be challenging based on what I read in the reviews and watching you tube videos on assembling this – I had to be able to assemble it myself, even though I am not strong or young. Well, surprisingly, the unboxing was probably the most difficult part of the assembly. I guess that was a good thing. This cabinet was so well packaged I can’t imagine how the cabinet could have gotten damaged, unless someone threw it out of a 5-story window. For the two cabinets it took, easily, 5 contractor sized bags of debris. And although there were a few bumps indicated on the outside box (yes, there are two boxes!) the cabinet came out in perfect condition. After I was so exhausted taking it out of the box I made it a two-day project: about 2 hours to take it out of the box and check for parts and organize the components; 4 hours for assembly. Again, I was doing this on my own. Instructions (except for misspelling the heading because someone just re-used the title on all of the pages) was incredibly easy and well explained. I am used to getting these put-it-together furniture with instructions that leave a lot to the imagination – but these were just so easy to understand, with excellent drawings. Assembly is time consuming because there are a lot of parts – not because it was difficult. The screws are all going into metal parts – so I used only a battery powered drill; I do not think I could have done it with just hand-tools. Tip: do not do the final securing until it is all together; I tightened all the screws to about 7/8 of the way in during the entire assembly (until just before the shelves went in); lifted it in place and did the final tightening. This gave it some flexibility during assembly – although there was no misalignment of pre-drilled holes, at all. Everything was perfect. When it was done, I was so impressed with the quality of this cabinet. I saw that there are other manufacturers with similar cabinets – and I watched their instruction videos on you tube – I will say, not all are created equal. They may be fine as well, but I can say with confidence this brand is excellent. And it stores a lot of stuff! One of my best purchases for my new house!

These cabinets are pretty easy to put together, requires some help at times. They look great, seem sturdy enough for medium duty storage, perfect for the car wash supplies and containers of oil we needed to get off the floor of the garage. My only complaint is the doors only stay closed if you lock them. I have no need to lock them, so I installed some rare earth magnets to the edges of the doors where they contact the shelf inside, and now they stay shut without an issue, or a lock! Using strong neodymium magnets they close with authority and stay that way!