All surfaces are covered with simulated wood look plastic laminate. The laminate is extremely thin (and easy to damage) except on the ends/sides of the boards which are covered with a thicker laminate. At the very least the top surface of the item should be laminated with the thicker material.  The entire length of most edges had to be touched up with a black sharpie to cover up the underlying light material. In some places it was evident that this was already done at the factory to cover up where the laminate edges were not meeting.