This is a beautiful piece of furniture.  It's not stained wood but the veneer looks so great that it's not bothersome.  The hinges are sturdy but they aren't soft close.  Assembly was fairly easy because of the ingenious screw/bolt things.  Wood grain stickers were provided to cover them after assembly.  The instructions were clear but only had pictures.  There were a couple drawbacks but they're not worth dinging the full five stars.  First, the doors are really loud and slam shut.  That was easily solved by adding felt bumpers.  Second, my unit arrived incomplete and is missing the front center trim piece.  A new unit is on the way so no biggie.  (My photos show baskets on the shelves because I'm not going to finish the assembly and then have to do it all over again.)  Overall I think this bar cart is fantastic.