Reflections Pearl White Student Desk :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

perfect for twins

2004-05-04
Bought two desks for our twin daughters. A little complex to construct, but worth the effort. Nice drawer space. Just hope a chair to match will follow shortly!!!

Reflections Pearl White Student Desk

2004-03-31
This piece should be grouped in with the Country Lane White furniture Collection, its wood grain vaneer matches the Country Lane White Collection perfectly. I don't know why they titled this furniture "Pearl White" when it's obviously "Country Lane White". These desks are braced in about 6 or 7 different places and is as sturdy as can get. I ordered two of these for my grandkids and they love them. I love the fact that this furniture is made in the USA.

thumbs down!!

2004-01-29
We thought this desk would be great for our daughters room, to go with all the other white furnishings, however upon arrival of this desk we found it to be NOT pearl white as the picture may seem, but a dull white, and the drawers are not sturdy at all. Parts were missing, and drawer space is limited, The corners were chipped and the glue just don't stick as it shound. I would shop around before buying this piece.

I was not suprised that the desk was laminate...

2004-01-26
I was however surprised that the laminate was not the pearl white type. I love Target but the experience with this desk has been nothing but frustrating! This desk is not the same type of white laminate as the pearl white table and chairs from the Princess collection nor from the restore and restyle kids white selection. All of my purchases from Target have always been such and exceptional value that this is the first time I can say I feel taken advantage of. BEWARE it is just not the quality of item I am used to getting from this seller. Yes, it has drawer space but I have to question weather or not the drawers are sturdy. The white finish is also not pearl it is a white wood look alike. The finish also peels off around corners. I would look around before getting this desk.

Nice starter desk

2004-01-17
We were a bit surprised that it was a laminent, and some of the laminent was seperating on some of the edges. Other than that we love the desk. It is a perfect starter desk for our 4yr. old, small but lots of drawer space. We shopped around and found student desks were 150 - 499.00. This is a great price for the piece. It just right for a little one!

Helpful Hints

2006-11-10
I read all these review AFTER I made my purchase, which has not yet arrived. I don't normally do it that way. I must say I am a bit intimidated. But those of you who have a difficult time with wooden pegs or the holes for screws: my experience with "put together yourself" is: use WD-40 on pegs or soap makes it go in easier. Screw holes: twist the screw into the holes PRIOR to assembly to help open it up so that it will be easier when you are actually putting it together. Also, those of you who have problem with the paint - throw on a coat of primer, then paint, then gloss! It sounds like it would look the way it was supposed to look! This will be for my four yr old I was hoping that it would last as my childhood desk did. Well, I see it may not from these reviews. It was the lease expensive desk I could find so I am praying for the best. Unless you buy furniture pre-assembled everything else is a toss up. Some put together yourselves are great others are a nightmare beginning to end. Thank you all for your input, your reviews were very helpful. I will give my review of the desk once I have it and assemble it.

for now, it's perfect

2006-07-08
I purchased this desk for my daughter's birthday (she turned 7). I am very happy with it. It is perfect for her. It was a little hard to finish the assembly of the drawers because you had to really push the dowels into the holes, even my husband had a hard time with them. I believe the rest went fine because he had our boys helping him. I'm not sure if I would call the color pearl white though. You can see the "grain" of the wood beneath the white color and it is not a glossy white (at least not to me). She is happy with it and that is all that matters!

a bit disappointed

2005-05-01
i really thought it would be bigger and better made. its not white paint but did match coloring in room fair enough. wood was chipped in two spots. chair hard to find for fit. i gave it a three. i should have reviewed before buying.

You get what you pay for

2004-11-15
We have the headboard, nightstand and dresser the veneer finish is peeling of at the edges. But for the price this is what you get. I did not expect to see the (fake) wood grain, this is like a whitewashed finish. The nighstand is smaller than I expected, it's shorter than an average nighstand. If I could go back I would of spent a little more money for better quality pieces.

The paint peels off

2004-08-28
We bought this desk along with the nightstand, dresser and headboard. We have had it over a year and the paint is bubbling and peeling off. Not worth the money if I would have known.