I hadn't anticipated on this being as nice as it was. I had purchased a similar armoire by another brand a few years ago and had thought this would be much the same, but oh wow was I in for a surprise. This is NICE. The wood is solid and reminds me in many ways of oak. The doors are soft close. The hardware is much heartier than I expected. There isn't a single plastic piece. This is... well... just so much more than I expected. After seeing just how nice this is, I'm actually surprised about the price. I thought the price high when I considered the quality of my older armoire, but now seeing the quality of THIS armoire, I think the price is an absolute steal. In addition to the quality of this, the delivery was especially fast. It was on backorder, so I was anticipating it for another month or two, but it arrived within just a few days of order. I couldn't be happier with this!