I bought this as an alternative to IKEA furniture, it looks good and is much cheaper than higher quality alternatives. I also purchased the side table and the TV stand. The downsides are evident when putting it together; the wooden dowels are too small for their allocated holes and the paper veneer finish in some areas is peeling from the sides. Overall it is a low quality product with a higher quality finish. The self assembly manual as most flat pack furnirure is bad, although this is worse than most. When put together the unit looks good and feels surprisingly sturdy although I am always very careful when moving the furniture as I'm not 100% confident with the product. Comparing it to IKEA furniture I'm not convinced it is a higher standard at all, which is a shame. I gave it four stars because overall the product looks higher quality than it is.