The looks of this nightstand is very modern farmhouse. I did not expect it to be manufactured wood, I guess I didn't read the specs but it is sturdy and it looks good quality to me. I didn't think it was hard to assemble at all. In fact, once we did the first one, the second one took less than 30 mins (I can't say how long it took for the first one because my husband and I were distracted with music, tv, and paused a couple times). My only complaint is that in the picture it looks more of a "natural wood" color, but it is straight up gray.