I was pleasantly surprised it is mostly solid wood (there were a couple of pressed wood pieces).  Assembly took me 2.5 hours. It requires 100 assembly (flat box of just loose boards and many, many small bags of screws, nails, etc.) but has good instructions.  It says power tools not recommended,  but I cant imagine how long it would have taken without my cordless drill. Very pleased with the product.   Looks like pictured, and everything lined up perfectly and functioned perfectly once assembled.