I was hoping it would arrive unchipped, unflawed and unbroken. My hopes were as dashed as the cabinet. My husband is a good wood worker so he was able to fix it, while I'm no slouch with a paintbrush. The thing is, we shouldn't have to! The reason it arrived in bad shape is because the material is poor. However, it 'looks' fairly sturdy, it's small and like I said, it's cute.