It was easy to put together--no tools needed. And appears and feels sturdy--I got this on sale, would never pay full price for it. Bins are good, height was fine--the top is where I have the problem: it's not flat, they allowed the four legs to come through the top--annoying if you actually planned on putting sounding on top--leaving large bumps that you can't do anything with. I had to use it for closet storage as a plan b.