Hollywood Franklin Tower cabinets, shelves and racks
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 27, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 27, 2014the latest report was made
- May 27, 2014the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Hollywood Franklin Tower
- Maker
- Sehorsch Architecture and Design LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Cabinets, shelves and racksIncluding room dividersCPSC’s product type: Cabinets, Racks, Room Dividers and Shelves, Nec (code 4056), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Storage & Organization
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, no treatment Made May 27, 2014, sent to the company Jun 4, 2014, published by CPSC Jun 18, 2014
The product, in the report: shelves
On February 16, 2014, I purchased on the internet, shelves from [REDACTED], Sehorsch Architecture and Design, LLC - 6615 Franklin Avenue Suite 217 - Hollywood, CA 90028. (The item, called Hollywood Franklin Tower, can be viewed at: www.sehorsch.com - then click on link labeled FRANKLIN CAT FURNITURE). Upon receiving the shelves on February 28, 2014, and opening the box, I was hit with a very strong chemical smell, and immediately began to sneeze, eyes watering, and sinuses became closed. I waited several days and these symptoms did not stop.
I contacted the business owner via email telling him about my symptom reactions to the chemical fumes and asked how to this issue could be fixed. He responded that the product might have been packaged before they were fully dry. He told me to put the shelves in a warm room and that the odor would disappear in a day or two. And he concluded with his words - “TRUST ME ON THAT”.
I tried what he told me to do and after ONE week (not the one/two days as he said) the shelves were still affecting me, so I wrote back to the business owner. His response was to write that he uses low vac (sic) stain that is not harmful to the human body.
I wrote back to him with information regarding low VOC stains and that they can cause reactions for people, I asked him how to fix. His response was to tell me that the product was safe and the there is really nothing he can do.
It has now been three months and this product is still giving off smells and fumes, I have put them in my shed outside while waiting for resolution to complaints I have submitted to Government agencies. I have an auto-immune disease, and having these shelves in my home have definitely caused a reaction for me. I would like to know exactly what type of chemical stain this business owner used, or what is in the particle board, or perhaps it is the carpet he put on each shelf. I want to know what chemical are now in my body so that I can work to remove the toxins.
The business owner told me via email to not contact him anymore or that he would call the police so I don’t know where to turn.
I have also submitted a complaint against [REDACTED], Architect, to the California Architects Board, as he has neglected to secure an Architects license and has been running his business and selling products without one.
- Model
- Kit 1, Kit 2, Kit 3
- Bought from
- Sehorsch Architecture and Design, LLC
- Bought
- Feb 16, 2014
- Where
- Pittsford, Vermont: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 57, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Hollywood Franklin Tower, made or sold by Sehorsch Architecture and Design LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.