The particle board slabs that this is made of definitely feel cheap and flimsy as you're putting it together, and the white veneer cracks off in a way that was pretty stressful when you're screwing in the pegs, but none of the nasty stuff is visible once it's fully assembled, and it does feel sturdy once it's all together. I used different handles because I didn't love the gold ones it came with, but ultimately you get what you pay for, and considering that this was on the cheaper side, I'm happy that it looks cool in the space I put it in and holds the stuff I wanted it to store without any problems. The final step of adding the little reinforcement pieces on the back was extremely confusing - that part of the instructions could really use some clarification. I think I eventually figured it out but I'm still not entirely sure I did it correctly.