The hamper is cherry not black. It was shipped to me twice and both times it came cherry. So if the color matters to you, be aware of it. It does say black on the box but it is not inside. As far as the quality itself is concerned, of course we did not put it together but from I saw as far as the panels are concerned, it's a low quality product. It doesn't look that it would be a sturdy item when put together.