This was an affordable solution to a big issue in my apartment—no kitchen storage. While assembly was time consuming (two people, two hours), it was all fairly simple. Could be done by one person in a pinch, but much easier with two. Lots of space and shelves are pretty sturdy so far. I paired some cabinet organization accessories to maximize. The white with faux wood matched my hideous apartment cabinets without being too hideous itself so that was a bonus. The box seemed to have gotten knocked around quite a lot on its journey and the manufactured wood is soft, so a lot of the parts were dinged up, but oh well.