Very sturdy heavy piece! Exactly what we were wanting to update our space. Wish it was real wood but the textured laminate looks more real than I expected. Love the lighterwarmer wood grain. It really brightened up our whole room. 

Packaging of the pieces was well done and no damage upon opening. Putting the shelf together took about one hour, not difficult at all. 

Installing the mounting brackets on the inside of the shelf was tricky but understand why it was necessary. Once the studs are located the piece mounted easily. Definitely takes two people to mount as it is very heavy. We needed to place a small bench underneath to hold it initially to help with stabilizing during installation.