First of all the color was different than the picture, looking more Ashy than warm toned wood. I wasn’t expecting too much in terms of quality, but was surprised at how incredibly low quality this bookcase really is. Immediately upon removing pieces from the box, there were scratches and dents on the shelves and sides. When I tried to nail the backing pieces on, I noticed they were unevenly cut so I had to zig zag them to not have them sticking off the sides and showing from the front. Now that it’s put together, there are gaps in seams between pieces due to the piece so being unevenly cut. It’s sturdy enough now to last hopefully a year when I’ll be moving but this won’t be coming with me as I’m sure it won’t survive a move. The only cute part of it is the thick pieces lining the top and sides, but it’s not cute close up when you see they don’t line up.