I had originally accidentally ordered while shopping around and forgot it was in my cart when buying a few other items. But after I failed to be able to get my order canceled, I took it out of the box and was surprised on how nice it was. The reviewer from the one person must be a 1st class #!*(# from ^&**. Because even though I wasn't going to order this because of the reviews after it got here I found it be very nice and worth the money it cost so I am keeping it as part of a gift for my girlfriend. Read the good reviews first and ignore the senseless princess review that made this sound like garbage because honestly it made me try to cancel this after I realized I ordered it. Over all it is nice and the wood seems solid, the only one thing I find I wish was better was the drawers to have a catch and I don't see that as a major issue. The wood is a nice dark cherry color and the wood grain is nice. I can't tell if it is solid or press board, which is impressive since I'd thought be press board and if it is press board the veneer is very nicely attached. Over all I am extremely impressed.