This bookcase is made from particle boards. Looking at it from a distance it looks good but up close it appears cheap. The surface of the boards and the covering the nails with circles plastic stick on are a dead giveaway that it is not made up with real wood.  When putting this bookcase together made sure you are on a soft surface if not ugly scratches is hard to hide on this bookcase.  When putting the bookcase together look closely at the numbering of the broads because they fit a certain way. I used wood glue to reinforce the hold of the pieces that came together.  When it dressed up with your favorite items, it doesn’t look so bad.  All in all you get what you pay for.