This is a very basic, well-made, easy to put together and functional island with great wheels and effective brakes.  In my small kitchen, with this island, I can whirl it around where it's needed and in the moment of working with it, I feel like I have a great kitchen.  The wood top is real, people have said the drawers are flimsy but they are fine and anything would seem flimsy compared to the butcher block top.  If they did a redesign on this, I would suggest making the towel rack easy to move from one side to the other.