I set out to buy a solid wood frame at a reasonable price and achieved just that. It is as it looks in the picture and is visually impressive. It is a flat pack, but a relatively easy to put together flat pack. There are occasional creaks in the wood but they tend to settle out over time. The only draw back could be that if you are looking for a very solid thick piece of wood then this sits somewhere been expensive solid pieces and thin cheap wood. However, it is certainly a solid piece and not cheap and nasty, putting it more toward the thicker more solid pieces, seen in more expensive frames. Good for the price.