It is solid and I like the way the pegs for the shelves are subset in a way that hooks into the shelf so that it doesnt slide off if leaned on or pulled. None of the lines match up well, so it makes it look cheap. It was for our living room and because it looks cheap we demoted it to the basement kids playroom. The pieces meant to attach it to the wall for safety are too small to work with a wall the has floor moulding.