I bought this to use as a makeup vanity. It looks great, but beware that putting it together is a major undertaking -- nothing is even partially assembled.  I just don't feel that I should have to do this much work for something that costs over $250. You will need your own Philip's-head screwdriver in addition to the allan wrench and glue that they provide.  I did it myself, without my husband's help. It's not terribly hard, but it's very time-consuming. I took my time, and it came out very sturdy, but as someone mentioned, the drawers are a little strange and have to be lifted up before they go in. It's made of painted particle board, and I heard a couple of cracks as I assembled it, even though I was very careful, but nothing major went wrong. Overall, I'm very happy with the way it looks, but it was a lot of work to get it.