This dresser looks great! Assembly took about two hours. Its reasonably sturdy, but the furnish scratches very easily. They actually send a repair marker with the dresser just in case you do scratch it while assembling (I did). It seems more of a very dark brown than black. It works well with my bedroom set so that's not a big deal to me, but if your'e looking for a truly black dresser, this is not the one for you.