Monarch White Kitchen Island With Seating

Once I got past the frustration with the UPS delivery system and people's inability to track a missing box, I was very pleased with the kitchen island itself. The Monarch kitchen island is everything I had hoped for. It is attractive, highly functional, and strong, heavy design. Assembly took just a few hours. One person can do it, but like many things, two make it easier. The Home Depot price is exceptional. I was surprised at the quality for the cost; some carts are priced for as much. A competitor, online furniture source is exhibiting the identical island (though not called Monarch) for 50% more and that is after discounting it 40% from the "list" price.

This kitchen island is absolutely gorgeous. I love it!

Granite top was the icing on the cake! We are pleasantly surprised and happy with this purchase, perfect size for small kitchen in need of a table and cabinet space. We have been pricing and looking at islands with chairs for over a year. The price was so much less than the ones we were looking at and this one is Beautiful and Sturdy. Enough room for 2 people to sit and eat comfortably, good amount of storage. The color is NOT the average kitchen white like it shows, however we had seen it elsewhere and knew that it wasn't. It is more of a creamy white with a bit of distressing on the drawers, doors and posts. The granite top came in a box that had been re-tapped at least 5 times and beat up to a unrecognizable state, leading us to think the top was shattered. To our surprise it was perfect because of the incredible packaging. The other boxes were in great shape. We almost did not buy it because people complained about broken tops, misaligned drill holes, etc. We did not have to re-drill any holes anywhere. EASY install. The top rail above the 2 drawers, if put on upside down, will look like the drill holes are misaligned by 1/2", flip it end to end - works fine. Hint: Do not tighten screws and bolts until the section you are working on is completely together. Then square everything up and tighten it up. Makes everything fit much better.

This was is a nice island after it is put together. Note: This is an antique white not white. Also, the wood is more of a cherry color. This will take you around 5 - 6 hours to put together. It will require two people to put it together due to the heaviness of the product. Majority of the product is real wood which makes it very sturdy. Overall I love the island. Only issue is the drawers are hard to pull out. We are going to try and adjust the alignment of the rails and see if that helps. However, the rails are already on the pieces when they were delivered.

Had shipped to home for free, (five boxes). Received in one week, fairly easy to assemble, been using for over a month and really like the granite top and chair seats are nice and wide.

Love this island. Makes the kitchen look nice and functions great. Better than I thought it would be.

The cabinet was very low quality. One of the drawer pieces was broken when it arrived. Putting it together was not a big deal except the Cam Locks didn't attach very well at all, therefore pieces are not snug. The drawers have cracks at the seams where they don't align to fit together. The one drawer I got in is very hard to open and close and is not aligned properly. The doors have some corners cut at an angle and others are cut on the square. One side would not slide out and when it did the bearings fell out so we have to just leave it out. If I hadn't had it put all together already I would have returned it.

Solid kitchen island, took about 90 minutes to assemble. Nice marble counter top on one side. Chairs are solid and good height. Cupboards and drawers are well-designed and practical.

Rating provided by a verified purchaser

very well built. easy to assemble