Beautiful piece, just the uniqueness I was looking for with of course the MCM style to match my decor... as much as I love it, it was a darker shade than I hoped. Wanted it to more closely match my authentic antiques. But great quality for a recreation, no trace of being a cheap mdf. Feels solid and is sturdy, however it really shouldn’t have been difficult to assemble due to only 8 pieces, my thumb and forefinger is still super sore 2 days later from the Allen wrench provided to screw the 24 screws... I was unable to find a matching bit in all my tool sets to use a screw driver so I could easily grip it - therefore took me a couple hours what should have taken only 20 minutes. It was also packaged well with enough styrofoam to build a fort! Huge heavy box arrived safe and undamaged. All in all I do love it and I believe it will last!