Winsome Wood Milan Long Shelving Unit - Antique Walnut Finish | Perfect for Living Room, Bedroom & Home Office Storage

You have to say "for the price" because there are substantially better shelves out there - starting at a hundred dollars more. Once you've decided on this particular price point, you have to expect thin veneer over manufactured wood and cam-lock assembly. I was hoping for reasonable quality with this shelf and I was happily surprised to get a little more than that.The wooden frame appears to be solid wood, the shelves and side panels are not, but they're very stiff and solid-feeling. I was a bit disappointed that the shelf is not adjustable, but realized during assembly that the shelf is a major stability member: Cam-locks are only strong in one direction and this shelf was very rickety with only the cam-locks holding it together. Once the center shelf was screwed to the back the wobbly collection of parts became a solid piece of furniture (that's why the back is MDF and not cardboard -- it has to be stiff in the two directions that the cam-locks are not.) This attachment to the back should also keep the shelf from sagging over time - a good thing for a thin shelf.I do have a few complaints. The center shelf is missing pre-drilled screw holes for the 6 screws used to secure it to the back. The screws are intended to self-tap and there *are* holes in the back panels, but with MDF, it's best to hint where the screws should go or they may end up going where they want. I used a small drill bit to provide that hint.Another complaint is more serious and almost had me sending the whole thing back. The two plastic spines used to join the three back panels were taped to the top with some kind of 3-inch-wide cellophane-ish packing tape with about 8 inches of the tape applied directly to the top's surface. I don't know when it was packed but it must have been a while because the tape's adhesive had dried out, decomposed, whatever, and had joined with the top's finish and soaked into the pores of the veneer top, leaving a very noticeable, tacky (sticky) stain. The usual goo removal ointments didn't work - it wasn't really goo anymore. After a good 20 minutes of cleaning with various chemicals, I was finally able to remove the stain without ruining the finish. Manufacturers: *please* understand that there are better methods of securing loose parts than using packing tape directly on finished wood.Another minor point: There are 4 plastic caps intended to hide 4 holes on the inside surfaces where the cam-locks are visible (where the top is joined to the sides). There must have been a change at some point because the cam-locks included in my package were thinner than the hole drilled for them - not a problem with the assembly, but now the plastic caps can't be attached the way they're supposed to. The holes are not currently visible (the first books I put in covered them) but if it's a problem in the future, I can always use Plasti-Tak or similar to stick the caps in place.Overall, I'm very pleased with this shelf - it looks more expensive than it is and holds what I need it to hold. I have no illusions that it will become a treasured family heirloom or even outlast me. But it's an attractive and sturdy shelf - for the price.