Generally speaking, I always ensure that I’m getting solid woods versus MDF when furniture shopping. However, I may have had two glasses of wine, and assumed that  given the price point that it was solid wood. It most certainly is not. It’s solid MDF.￼ while this detail was provided by the distributor, it had not occurred to me that they would have the temerity to ask for that much money, given the synthetic nature of the piece.￼ Ugh. Well, it does look nice…from a distance.￼ Time to look for a replacement.￼