This is a solid dresser! For years, I made do with Ikea and the bottoms fall out and it looks shaky and warped after a season. I haven't had this dresser long enough to say with 100% certainty, but it is REAL wood (even the bottoms of the drawers and has a crossbar to keep the weight of clothes from popping out the bottom flat wooden piece, a common problem that I had with other dressers) and feels much more solid and dependable. Hopefully my last dresser ever! It does take some muscle to put together (though the instructions were easy to follow and everything was properly prepared, holes were drilled in the right places and all the included hardware worked well, etc). I suggest a power drill and good tools to save a little energy, but otherwise this dresser is a DREAM.