Kitchen Cart

I purchased this for use in the kitchen to hold a microwave. It comes in kit form and requires careful study of the instructions before assembly which took about an hour with some help from another person. The resulting cart is handsome and sturdy. The black, full-size microwave countertop oven that I purchased to go on top fits so well that most people think that the two, cart and the microwave, were purchased together and made for each other. The drawer works but is a little hard to pull out even after greasing the wood rails that it rides on. I won't use the drawer that much anyway.

The wood on the cart is attractive and the design is promising.

I did have problems with cam locks in which you attach the legs to the table top. One cam lock refused to lock and another cam lock kept releasing its lock. Another cam lock was lost. I faxed Winsome and asked that they send me several more cam locks, however no response in a week. To rectify the problem of two loose joints, I screwed a wood screw through the top of the table into the table legs. My solution is not aesthetically pleasing, but it did rectify the problem of loose joints.

I would recommend that Winsome re-engineer the joint between the table top and the table legs. The cam locks are troublesome. Otherwise, the rest of the assembly was fairly straightforward.

We got 2 of these to add counter space and storage in our small kitchen area. My husband (who was kind enough to put these together) said they were beasts to assemble, however we're happy with them in terms of aesthetics and sturdiness. They're easy to move around or the wheels can be locked - and can be used in other spaces as well.