I am glad I didn’t go with the reviews that were on here. The directions were incredibly easy to follow and for those saying that the shelf isn’t sturdy, they clearly didn’t put it together correctly. I have a printer on here, heavy plants, etc. and it works a treat! Yes it’s not real wood but it’s also not very expensive. It actually looked great, and didn’t look cheap. If you have very high end furniture then of course the laminate may not look that nice but I was surprised at how awful it wasn’t! 

It’s a great value for the price, super easy to put together (I did it in 30 minutes, and it’s a reliable shelf for whatever you need it for!