Is the backside finished? As in if I had this as a desk piece in the middle of the room would it look ugly?
364232
The back is not finished, it is brown, but you can fix that with some paint on your own.
364233
The backside is the same as with IKEA except black. The answer saying otherwise is either outdated or wrong/a lie. I bought it based on it NOT being IKEA-like and just opened it to see the flimsy back piece. Oh well, hopefully it holds up like the other reviewer notes.
364234
The backside is the same as the rest of the material. It is NOT like the "cardboard" style backing you might see on other shelving units. Hope this helps
1920566
Hi there, it seems to have a nice hard finish, though you could probably sand it down to the wood. It is really a handsome, piece, and I am glad we got it.
1677045
Yes, it is finished on all sides. You could put it in the middle of a room if you like. There are no design features, but it it finished.
1958332
I have it against a wall but I almost put it in another place so I know it is a finished back. Hope this helps
386399
Yes back side is finished. Excepts for the draw and PC cabinet. That has that cardboard paper backing. Which is black colored. The other side is the wood pattern colorIf you want you can call customer support and say the backing didn't come with your and they will ship you a new one. Then you could double up the paper backing to look like wood on both sidesHutch is paperback also
1064800
The back is somewhat finished. It doesn't have such a finished furniture look as the front but it looks a lot better than comparable products you have to assemble yourself... Hope that helps! I love mine- I have two units and the desk. The first file I bought around 5 years ago and it still looks and functions great!
2162432
It is not finished, It is a great desk and well built but has to be up against a wall or other furniture.
1996099
The back is finished. The panel on the back side of the drawer is made of the cardboard type material that you would find with a department store bookcase. It's black and blends well. The desk looks cosmetically acceptable enough to have the back facing the door, if that's your concern.
399695
No- it is not finished on the backside. Definitely needs to sit against a wall.
2044986
There is no finishing color on the back as there is on the front. The "back" of the dresser is a piece of cardboard you nail into the rest of the dresser. Please do not order this dresser!! I know it seems like a good deal but the entire dresser was shipped to me badly damaged then fell apart within 2 weeks of having it all put together. The drawers were the first thing to go, after 2 of them broke I decided to get rid of the entire thing. Please do not buy this it is a huge waste of money!! You are better off buying the plastic rubbermaid drawers from Walmart... That's what I did and have never been happier to have drawers that stay in place lol
1742924
The back is a single panel (made of who knows what?) finished in exactly the same finish as the rest of the piece, so having the back in view should not be a problem.
792969
No, it is finished. My desk is dark, too, but I really like the contrast. Besides, I keep it under the desk when I'm not using it. You'll love it. I have one at work, too, and I got one for my co-worker.
2250564
I believe it does. The desk has gone to a family member, so it's no longer where I can just peek around back and look ... but I believe it does have a finished back side. It's a lovely piece. It belonged to my fiancé who didn't need the same drawer space I require (!) for me there would have needed to be bigger drawers, but he didn't, and he was very thoroughly pleased with this desk.
399690
That should work just fine! It's solid black on the back. I LOVE my desk!! Just be very careful when putting it together. My husband slipped with the drill and it took a good chunk out of the wood board. I just used a black and brown sharpie to color in where the wood board chipped away.ALSO......it took HOURS to put this desk together! It comes in 3 boxes and took roughly 7 hours! It was worth the wait. It's a beautiful desk! Hope this helps :)
617256
The back is finished. The desk is completely presentable from any side. We did not experience any problem with alignment.
399693
No, the backside is not finished. Also, the center part of the hutch is stained cardboard, which makes it warp a little with humidity. Huh, now that I see the other answers, it looks like you're not getting a clear picture of what the back looks like. Without pulling it away from the way (it's heavy), I can't tell you absolutely what it looks like. My husband just said definitely it's not finished. Hmm. Good luck with this.
1692346
this piece is finished except for the back of the file drawers and the other corner shelf part. there is a solid back that runs from one corner to the next but the shelf section that has a door and the other end that has the small and larger drawers has cardboard on the back? Doesn't make sense to me they made the rest of it solid except for the two end sections? My husband and I did not like that part but it is a nice desk and we kept it.