This thing was a real piece of work to put together, but now that it is, it seems sturdy!  (am yet to put anything in it).  The handles are plastic; I had assumed they were metal, but they still look nice enough.  The instructions are missing a step, but it's easy to figure out from the pictures.  The drawers were a real pain for me to put in and did require assistance from someone else to get them lined up.  The look is nice and seems like a quality item!  (literally took 3 hours to put together on my own...)