This is a perfect piece to compliment my office, it looks good and is functional. Assembly took me about 30 minutes, and another 45 minutes to hang it by myself, I definitely recommend having help hanging it, but is doable by yourself if you're creative. The illustrated full page directions are easy to understand and all pieces are numbered with removable stickers which are placed where they aren't visible once assembled if you don't remove them. Just pay attention to orientation of each piece in the illustrations. It comes with all necessary tools and hardware, but I did use a cordless drill on low torque and a hand tighten setting to speed up the process. All the holes are predrilled and line up perfectly. This particular piece is made of laminated MDF. I have another piece which this matches from this manufacturer which is made of laminated plywood, and on this pieces box it has a checkbox for a plywood version. The laminate is thicker, not just contact paper, but thinner than laminate on countertops. It has a low textured finish and looks like some type of stone, see my photos. This comes with matching adhesive circles to cover any exposed hardware, I had forgotten to place them on the 3 holes near the hooks for reference in my photos. This is my 3rd piece from this manufacturer and I like them. They design great quality space saving wall hung furniture pieces which will hold up to being removed and rehung to a different location.Hopefully this was helpful, Thank you!This shelving unit is amazing absolutely love it. It is well made very sturdy and very easy instructions to follow. Yes you get all the tools you will need but honestly for a faster more efficient way I recommend using a drill to screw unit together. It only took about a half hour to put together and about another half hour to hang up properly and that part is definitely a two person job because this unit is heavy. Once you have it level installation is super quick. The white distressed look is perfect it almost has a marble like finish on it though. I feel like anyone who is slightly handy could put this together with no real issues. Instructions were simple to follow and with common sense it's a breeze. Highly recommend it if you want something sturdy that holds a lot on shelves and can hang coats, masks, or even purses on hooks. All in all it's a great product and a great buy.