Beautiful hall tree! Just got it today and was able to put it together pretty easily. (Took no more than 2 hours all by myself and I'm a 5' pregnant lady.) It feels very sturdy when I sit on it. I haven't yet anchored the top to the wall, but with the tree right up against the wall, if may be good enough if you don't have young children. The one issue I had is that there are three short screws (M6 x 15mm) that I didn't know what to do with. The instructions weren't very clear on those parts because these screws don't seem long enough to do what they're supposed to do, but the instructions were clear on everything else. Note that the finish was much more gray for me than the brown shown in the product photos. Doesn't bother me because I have a gray shag rug nearby, but may not look as nice with a warmer color scheme.