I have seen that this can be used as a room divider yet it says "this furniture must be secured to the wall"?? It won't stand up by itself?
199909
It will stay upright but with enough force you could push it over...very heavy
316063
i thought about doing that actually to raise it up off the floor to maybe have it be a similar height as to the rest of the furniture .. that said, i think one needed to 1st install a wood base to the bottom in which to secure the legs on. good luck!
1165614
It is supposed to be able to stand alone but is knocked over very easily. It comes with a hook to hang on the wall and that has worked out well for me. I wouldn't recommend leaving it on table if you aren't able to hang it up be sure it's on the floor
698924
It could be secured but only with something that you create on your own. We assumed it could be a stand alone panel and it can't so my husband made some angled braces to allow it to stand independently but a good stiff wind can still knock it over. Hope this helps! (P.S. the piece itself is absolutely beautiful and very well constructed. I highly recommend it)
235956
Why not? It can be done, it is of hard material, except that you will have divider instead of a shelf. Is that what you need? LehighandMe
1256386
It can be reclined without being up against something. I have mine as a divider for the living room and dining room, no wall behind it. It actually reclines farther without a wall. Either way works, though!
1800161
You know I did not hang it up I attached it to the hand towel rack and hung it that way - sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I would think you would have to screw it into the wall with one of those plastic caps in first then the screw to keep it in place. good luck
1900851
You probably don't want to do that. Its really unstable when its in 2 pieces. There are much better desks that are meant to be one wall pieces. Not a great buy. Very cheap material
902429
Hi Michael,This item is good quality. It can definitely handle standing as a room divider. I was able to slide it across the floor after assembly and it held tight. Hope this helps.
1608074
Some are saying yes, others are saying no. Why no? If it is placed horizontally would the shelves still stay in place? THanks in advance. I am considering ordering two, one for an upright vertical bookshelf as pictured and another to go as a long bookshelf/console table in the same room.
1250888
Dividers are not movable. the are not even attached to the bottom of the unit, only attached at the sides. Not sturdy at all, had to put some cardboard in the bottom for stability and I just leave it on the floor at the bottom of the closet. I would not recommend the item. Looking at the original cost, that is about all it was worth. I would go to a local store that sold items like this (i.e. Bed & Bath) and look at what you are buy and access if it is what you really need. Definitely would not recommend buy another one. Good luck.
1251647
That is what I did. But I ended up having to super glue the dividers, they kept sliding out of the slots. It's fine now, but I wondered if hanging it might have prevented that issue, but I didn't have a place for it.
283627
The shelf corners hang from a vertical support arm (uprights?) that has a inch or two wiggle room. They connect to a brace that must be anchored into solid wood (ceiling joists) on either end of the vertical support arm. You'll need to install bolts from the outside so the shelf cannot be so close to the wall that you can't install, and tighten the bolt. There was a series of back and forth install steps that I needed to go through before I had the shelf put up properly, but I am happy I went with this product. It looks solid and dependable. Good Luck
626192
I imagine you would have to secure it to the wall/baseboard somehow. It is very sturdy however, we have ours outside and it never even budges.
632971
Don't believe it is designed to be free standing. Have always had mine mounted to the wall for stability.
1668768
No the base is too small it needs to be stabilized by a wall or some other furniture. ..kinda defeats the purpose.
1197858
I would look into something else. It does not stand on its own it has to be anchored to a wall. It was also not sturdy enough in my opinion and the directions were not clear. It just took a few minutes to figure it out but. I would have preferred something stronger and balanced. I did return the item and received a prompt refund.