This island is beautiful. It is solid and very sturdy. The stools are holding up beautifully to my 4 boys. I love it!! The only thing keeping this from getting 5 stars was the quality of a few of the "nuts and bolts". Assembly was fairly easy. Though I had one hiccup once it was completed. The holes fit the shelves didn't line up. Turns out the Center board was in backwards so I had to remove the bottom and flip it. My other issue was that a couple of screws felt cheap and two broke... not from over tightening. Thankfully I had some from a previous project and they fit perfectly.