Perfect Baker's Rack for my open space kitchen. I can easily access bowls and recipes from the open shelves. Metal is sturdy and assembly was pretty simple. Shelves are not real wood, but are very sturdy and thick. Veneer like material surrounds each shelf on all faces. It probably wouldn't hold up to a ton of daily use sliding heavy items along the surfaces like real wood would, but it is explained in the description that it isn't real wood. It comes exactly as described.