I’ll start with saying this looks exactly like I hoped it would. The shelves are not real wood (obviously) but they do have all edges covered so you aren’t left with a raw edge that looks like a splinter waiting to happen. As commenters mentioned, put some time into laying out your sides and making sure you have them on correctly. Initially I did this but somehow forgot and ended up having to rebuild the second half. It’s sturdy as heck though and looks great!