I am giving this 5 stars but I feel like 4 1/2 is more appropriate. The shelving unit looks great and was easy enough to put together if you have some experience with building furniture. The directions were not great. However the reason for the slightly lower rating is because some parts of it were really really well soldered but others looked haphazardly put together. It is subtle and noticeable if you are up really close but it required us to make adjustments while building it to accommodate for the inconsistencies. Again, for the price, it is a very nice piece of furniture. It looks amazing once put together and especially once items are placed on the shelves. I would recommend buying it.