It LOOKS great, but we were challenged by its assembly:  many pieces; some not squared up; some holes misplaced; some pieces unlabeled.  It took us parts of 3 days to finish, stopping in frustration so many times.  Would LOVE to see more good pieces with perhaps some "partial" assembly.  We are NOT worried about the top being veneer, since we bought a nice cutting board for the top. I do like the storage provided, as our previous piece was all open and not so heavy.