CUTEBEE Book Nook Kit - DIY Miniature House Dollhouse Kit for Adult and Teens, Booknook Bookshelf Decor Alley Model Build with LED Light, Gifts for Family and Friends (Bookshop Memories)

I was honestly surprised by the good quality of this product. Reading some people’s negatives review I was first skeptical but got completely positively surprised when opening the box.This is for people who have patience and enjoy attention to detail and a beautiful end product.The main pieces are all made out of real wood (I honestly thought it is plastic, it’s hard to tell from the pictures). Extremely detailed and ornate elements. Work with some tools like small screwdrivers and tweezers to separate them. It’s easier than it might first appear.There is a small screwdriver and even a small file included. The LED light pack is good quality and easy accessible through a door on the back. Also easy to assemble…All over the manual is easy to understand. Follow some simple steps and pay attention to all the details and u will have a great end product.I saw some negative reviews here, probably from people who don’t have the patience and blame their non succeeding on the manufacturer. People…You have to look at pictures in the manual and copy what they show you!! Dahhh it is really not that hard…There is videos on YouTube which explain everything in detail, there is tips and alternate ways to put it together. Find it all online; no reasons to blame others …Also the way the finished product looks is amazing. It’s so much better then I honestly expected for the low price. It’s Absolutely worth the price and a super fun and relaxing thing to do for a rainy/wintery afternoon.Don’t skip steps, there is a reason why they do it in that order. The only thing what I would personally change is to NOT put the lantern (literally the first step in the manual) on the wall in the beginning. Wait nearly till the end to glue it to the wall, I broke mine of multiple times (lol) while assembling other elements, BUT it was a super easy fix and nobody will ever know!!Again, super fun, Absolutely worth the money, very meditative and relaxing and a way better quality than I expected …

I got this for a gift for a friend who is a retired librarian and it was perfect.It comes in a nice box and they give you everything that you should need except for the glue. Of which I would recommend Loctite super glue liquid. Setup is quick and clean. Oh, and you will need 2 AAA batteries for the LED light as well. HEADS UP: Be sure to take great care when removing some pieces that have thin parts. Example being the flowers and plants. This being made of balsa wood it is easy to break.The wood was a alittle warped here and there but that ended up not being an issue. And all the peices are printed/ labeled and lasercut. Just "pop" out the piece needed and glue/ fit in place. And in some cases peices have an outline showing you were to place things. The "customizing" is near the end when placing the books/papers.Of which, the books and papers. They are printed out on sheets of nice paper stock. You will have to cut out the pages and fold them into an accordion to make the "book pages". Then cut out the bookcovers and apply onto those pages and onto blocks of wood to illustrate closed books. And the effect works pretty well. But, there are a LOOOOOT of books to make here. Just over 100!!!! Which, of course, makes sense it being a "bookstore". I would highly recommend doing the books at the start to go ahead and get the tedium over with so you can focus on the fun parts.The directions are pretty clear and printed in color using photos. It is a little puzzlelike but I was able to figure things out just fine.It is unfortunate that one of the LED lights shine through the wood on the back when it is on. Perhaps placing a small piece of electrical tape next to the light might have helped hide that. But I didn't notice that until it was too late.Overall: I really enjoyed working on this project and the end results are nice. Would make for a great gift as well.

This was a fun and easy project for an afternoon. The pieces are colorful and sturdy. Great for beginners.

I am very happy with this product. It was a complicated build, but I knew that going in and the instructions were clear. The pieces came out of their sheets easily and snapped together well. The completed product is solid.

Overall the final product is pretty mush like what the pictures show. It contains lots of details with intricate carving that gives a medieval vibe. However the laser cut pieces are not always well designed. You could run into situations of not having enough surface area for pieces to be glued together. This can become quite frustrating when it’s involved in glueing two larger structures together. This kit also does not come with a glue, which would be nice to include. The 2 different glues we used, neither worked too well. So you definitely need the right type of glue for this specific material. The ceiling panel also was not in the right size. We had to trim it down to make it fit. The most annoying thing is that the back door for battery is too big so the door can’t be shut at all. Overall it’s fun to make the kit but it’s definitely not a kit for young teenagers. This was originally a gift for my 12-year old but it’s too challenging for her so it became my job to finish.

Clear, simple instructions. Great for anyone building a book nook for the first time. This one is smaller and simpler than other ones I have done. But still beautiful and well crafted.

CuteBee makes a great product! Quality construction, clear full-color instructions. Extras of the tiny pieces in case one breaks during the build. The pieces fit well, tight, annd there is a small emery board if you need to make it fit slightly easier. Be aware you will need to provide your own glue (I use Aileen’s tacky glue) but some adhesive dots are included for larger attachments. You’ll also need two AAA batteries. Everything else was included, nothing missing that was supposed to be there. I absolutely loved putting this together. I’ll definitely buy again! A+++++

Beautiful, fun, easy to put together. Cutebee quality is amazing.