The chest is heavy and solid wood. Which I wanted! If you want something that will last and retain value buy solid wood always. MDF furniture is trash. This went together well. Instructions not bad for me. Some might think their not detailed enough. My complaint is the drawer sliders. The pre marked locations to screw the drawer mounts are off on one drawer by a 1/4”. Leaving a gap right in the middle.  Not awful l, but come on, these aren’t cheap. The only other complaint is the drawer screws are to short. They need to add a few more threads so they’ll grab the wood better.