These definitely aren't real solid wood, but they're pretty nevertheless. The instructions indicated that the screws were supposed to go down through the legs into the bottom square piece, but the holes weren't drilled for that, forcing me to insert the screws from the bottom up. The rounded screw heads stick out and there's sharp bits on it that will scratch the floor, so I added pads to keep that from happening. There were typos in the instructions, which leads me to believe they were an afterthought. There's also some areas where the glue is protruding from the edges, but it's not too noticeable. Other than that, I got these on sale and I'm still happy with them for the price point.