From the images, I actually thought that this would be much chunkier than the actual product. The wooden lips make it appear as is solid wood, however, it is thin wood. It therefore does the job but does not fully satisfy what I was expecting and looking for m

This was straight forward to assemble and looks great!

very difficult to construct, mostly held together with glue (of which you do not get even close to enough of with the product). Also instructions very unclear and wood used was very soft and easily damaged. Looks ok once its put together and is a good height and width to fit in an alcove. Average