i bought 2 of these to flank my electric fireplace which i also painted white. Love how sturdy they are. Solid wood. Once the books were on i could hardly move it so i didnt need to anchor to the wall thankfully as this is a rental. It took a while to assemble the first one, Im a single girl, the 2nd one was a breeze. Great directions, in English, with good diagrams. The screws all aligned up nicely as they were intended. i haven not tried to fold it up though so cant comment on that feature. It will fold though as the shelves do swing up and the sides swing sideways inwards. GREAT buy!