Dresser is pretty sturdy for being particle board. It took me hours to get together but wasn't too bad. Directions were pretty good. My only complaint is when screwing in one of the drawers, the hole was stripped and too big for the screw. So when I pulled the drawer out the front came off. My husband was able to fix it with wood putty  so hopefully it holds up. Wayfair did give me a discount because of the damage. Overall, it's an okay dresser for what u pay.