Solid and looks good now it's up. A little chipped in places but easily covered with a bit of paint. Not the highest quality but the style looks good. The pre drilled holes look like they were drilled by Stevie Wonder. No offense meant! The plastic screw covers do look a bit cheap but once it's up and you've decorated the shelves they are less noticable and don't get in the way. I would imagine if you had it as a vertical floor shelve then they would get in the way. Think this could have been made higher quality for the price. We decided to flush mount the hanging brackets so that it actually sat flat against the wall too. Again this should have been done by manufacturers for the price it is.