Very sturdy!!  The parts are thick wood, very durable.  Easy to put together - took about 10 minutes.  Looks great - I am very pleased with it.  The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that the color (marine green) was not as pictured on the website.  It looks like a nice aquamarine on the website which is what I wanted.  In actuality it is definitely green.  So i painted it, turned out fine.