Solid. Compliments other rod iron accents in our home although it is not actually rod iron material. Like that even our toddler can reach and hang up his coat on some of the lower "branches", and as far as coat racks go, at least it offers some interest in the form of sculpture/style and functionality!  For Christmas, I threw some a couple of ornaments on it, and it's a charlie brown hall tree!  Holds a number of heavy adult winter coats for Northeast winters!  Would recommend.