Midtown Concept2-shelf 70-inch TV Board, Sand (271 ALAMO)

First I'll just start with the positive, this TV board looks so good and was exactly what I needed to cover up (the majority) of the build-ins in the wall of my living room that I do not like, and at a reasonable price. I will be putting in storage bins in the remaining part of the built-ins that the TV board did not cover. With the limited living room space I have, I was unable to find anything else that would cover up the wall that was not a big bulky entertainment center. This not only functions as a space saver in a small room but definitely has that cool factor to it, tons of compliments! WOW does it look awesome!!! My TV is 65 inches and fits great! The only reason I am giving this 5 stars is that the overall look of the TV board looks amazing in my small space and goes with the overall aesthetic of my decor/house.And now for the 2 negatives. Hanging this TV board on the wall is not for the faint of heart. It is quite the process. Maybe more so for my husband and I because the wall we mounted this to a mostly hollowed wall due to the built-ins we were trying to cover. Your situation will probably be different if you have a normal wall. We had to install 2x4s inside the built-ins so we could securely mount this monster to the wall without it falling down, but, just the basics of putting the TV board itself together will take some time. We decided not to stress ourselves out and put it together and mounted it over several days. It definitely takes 2 people to hold/position while hanging it on the wall. For any single ladies reading this, I would recommend phoning a male friend or family member or hiring a handyman to help you put this together.Last but not least, buyer beware, you WILL receive this item damaged. How can I be so sure? Because the first time I received the package it was damaged on the corners (just like so many other reviewers did), so I returned it and ordered a replacement and the second one was damaged in the same exact way, the corners were busted! Really, twice, come on?! Still mad about that. If I had other alternatives out there to choose from I would have returned this and said forget this altogether, but as I said, small space, limited options, low price, so I just accepted that I was going to have to repair the busted corners myself with furniture markers (which can be purchased on Amazon as well). I posted photos of what the damage looks like.Some tips (things that were helpful to us): a stud finder is a must, a level is a must, purchase heavy-duty wall anchors, a rubber mallet comes in very handy getting the boards to connect flush together once it was on the wall, be sure you have all the cords to your electronics in place before mounting the TV board to the wall, put the TV mount on the TV board before you mount the entire thing to the wall. Oh, and mark out all your studs in the wall beforehand to prevent tons of holes in your wall. We mapped ours out with painter's tape as seen in the photo.

I paid a young man who was looking for extra money to put this together. Took him about 3 hours to do it. He did have trouble getting the bottom panel to line up exactly but it's like 1/16 of an inch off. No big deal to me. I get so many compliments when I show people. It's beautiful. I would recommend hanging your TV a little lower than he did because TV chords aren't very long these days. I had to use an extension chord.

Do like the finish product but the assembly was a little hard to follow. Was missing some screws and holes were not in the right position. Would be helpful if a template was provided to hand on wall to make it easier.

Brings a touch of class and uniqueness to the room!

If you have a lot of experience assembling furniture, then you will be able to assemble this TV stand, even though there aren’t any written directions and there are only unclear pictures, and even though the hardware isn’t separated or labeled by the manufacturer. However, you might not be able to hang it on the wall. The manufacturer’s directions on this point are vague and would most likely never work. We finally hung it up by making a template of where the pieces need to go and using the template instead of following the directions.Don’t buy this unless you’re really good at assembling furniture and are a creative problem-solver with outstanding handyman skills.

It’s MDF... so YES, it will have some slight damages when it arrives. If you can’t comprehend that, or why, then don’t buy such cheap furniture. The damages are extremely minimal and unseen. If they were extensive I would have simply asked for a replacement. Unfortunately some people have a beer budget and champagne tastes.For the price, this is an incredibly solid and well manufactured item. It was no harder to assemble than any typical IKEA items. And I did it all myself in a few hours time.You need to add some supports in order to line this up with studs and provide a solid mount for the tv. But anyone with half a brain and a little woodworking history can handle that.I’m extremely happy with this item and the way it looks in our home

Product is missing pieces that are critical to hanging it on the wall. Instructions say its supposed to have 12 wall supports and it only came with 7. Highly dissapointed.Box was also torn and damaged upon arrival.

This was a littlenhard to put up but only because you have to be extremely precise on measurements. Other than that it turned out really well and happy with my purchase. Looks really cool on my wall.