For the price it is nice. It does the job. It is not solid wood, but a covered MDF. I didn't expect solid wood for the price. For my purposes it will work and probably last a while, but we are adults with no children in the house. I wouldn't recommend it for a youngster or child, as I don't think it would stand up to wear and tear of kids. But for us, it is OK. We just moved and had lots of expenses and didn't have a lot to spend on this. It matched the style and color of our good bedroom furniture nicely and is attractive enough. (Not a lot of traffic in our bedroom anyway! ;)  ) We were happy with it.