Took a little shimmy-ing of hinges to get it lined up parallel with the matching storage cabinet we put next to it, but overall it seemed sturdy, didn't look too cheap, held a good bit of weight on the shelves - after a year, the shelf did bow, but it's finished on both sides, so you can just flip it over. We used it as a bar surface, so I covered the top with nice, end grain cutting boards to protect the fake laminate top.