I can't say it'll hold up over time or not as I just bought 2 white ones and put them together today, but I can say that installation is beyond easy. My 5 year old and I put them together in 30 mintues. I bought them for our garage to store outside toys on and it seems very sturdy and the appearance looks well built and a lot more expensive than they are. I'm considering ordering a thrid, larger one for kitchen dry goods as extra storage outside of my what my pantry can hold. For the price, it's a really good quality shelving system. Much nicer than the ones with plywood/partical board shelves.