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[quote=Anonymous]I vote yes, Besta.  I've had a long wall of Besta storage cabinets in my family room for 4 years.  We recently remodeled and I reconfigured the Besta.  I like it.

My kids are in early elementary -- they play hard -- they hide in the larger cabinets when they play hide and seek -- they've turned the extra shelves into forts and slides (that's against the rules, but it didn't stop them) -- the cabinets (and shelves) have held up fine.  All their toys are stored here, also arts & crafts supplies, some books, costumes, puzzles, games -- they hold a lot.  I've applied and then peeled off labelmaker labels several times, no damage.

I used the Stuva doors, btw, because they have rounded corners.  Stuva is just deeper Besta.

Avoid the hardware that's supposed to make the doors open by pushing, without handles.  Avoid the sliding door hardware.  Avoid the handles that are supposed to clip onto the frames of the all-glass doors.  Stick with ordinary doors and hinges.  They work great.

The only other thing I'd consider for this purpose is built-ins; seriously, no one wants to inherit a long wall worth of  freestanding storage furniture, no matter how high the quality.[/quote]

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