I was really surprised how sturdy it was after I got it assembled. It was a little hard for one person to assemble but I just went slow and I got it together OK.  There were a few pieces(runners) that had some cracks in them but was able to use them anyway.  I especially liked the "furniture touch-up pen" that came with it because no matter how hard you try, you are going to get a scratch and when I used the pen you couldn't tell the scratch at all. I would have liked to have had 2 drawers rather than the one, but I knew it only had one when I ordered it and I can utilize the open area above the drawer.  Overall, I believe it was a really good investment - especially for the price.