My cats LOVE this tree, and it looks great! My male kitty is big and he loves to jump and play rough. This tree withstands his toughest fastest jumps and leaps. Very sturdy. Also I have three cats and they are doing their best to tear up the fabric covering the platforms but not a mark is left behind! Perfect for scratching, very durable. It took us maybe 15 minutes to put together. One kitty figured out how to get the plastic covers off of the screws but thats not really a big deal. We just leave them off. All in all I am 100 thrilled with this purchase.*Update A little over one year later this tower is still working but definitely looks worse for the wear as would be expected with how much use it gets. My cats love this tower so much I am purchasing another. I plan to move the old one to a less visible spot where it will still get plenty of use but won’t interfere with my interior design lol.  This is one of the main reasons I purchased in the first place and I could not be happier.