The product was good value for the price, and once assembled looks exactly as described. The surface is essentially what I'd call melamine, similar to kitchen cupboard surfaces, wardrobe shelving and office mobile drawer units. This isn't obvious from the pictures. The item is made of mdf with very thin hardboard drawer bottoms. The instructions are not so easy to follow, and in tiny detail which is hard to see. I suggest assembling the drawers first – there are no screw holes marked for installing the sliders but the holes you want are the smallest ones. Then assemble the unit without inserting the tighteners (the silver plugs), because once you've done these up you won't be able to get them undone. Try out the drawers and make sure everything lines up, and then do up the tighteners. Make sure that the four sliders screwed to the sides of the unit are the same distance from the front of the unit, and are level. That way the drawers will sit as they should. Delivery was extremely fast and the item was well packed and in perfect condition.