I bought this for my long and narrow kitchen and it looks great. It seemlessly matches my white kitchen cupboards and stainless steel appliances.  My friends didn't realize it was self assembly piece of furniture, they thought it was custom built with the kitchen.  It's heavy and looks expensive.  My only complaint is that the stainless steel top scratches really easily .  Pretty much anything you put on top of it will leave a scratch. If I had a chance to buy it over again, I'd get the exact same island but with the wooden top.