The shelves look great but the construction is a little flimsy. If you want to fill the shelves with books (which was my intention) you will need to reinforce the shelves with additional timber to take the weight. Also the dowels supplied are far too small for the predrilled holes, they just fall out. I bought new dowels and had to drill all the holes again. Having said all that, once assembled they look great and for the money, not that bad at all. Just be prepared to put a little more work in to make them sturdy.