The house is definitely as cute as the photos. Within the first day of playing, one of the kids split and broke the small board that prevents the doors from swinging into the house. I didn't think this was a big deal until the two year old broke the door somehow (I think she was trying to pull it into the house). The door failed at the wood staples. These were two relatively easy fixes, and the kids and their friends haven't broken anything else the last few days.