The piece is solid and heavy. The assembly is slightly involved but fairly easy. It took about 2 hours total. It has an "antique" black finish to the sides and front which is what we were expecting. It can take 2 rows of letter files per drawer or 1 row of legal size filing. I took 1 star off because there is a slight crack that shows the underlying unstained wood and one of the drawers had a piece broken off near the back. The broken piece was easily repaired with glue and since it was inside the drawer I don't care much. The package was quite solid and tons of foam so I'm not sure any more packing would have prevented the break, I think it was more that it's veneer and the wood there was a little more fragile.

 I would buy again