My daughter and I love this island.  My grandson and I put it together and although we had a couple of problems, it did come together well.  Because of the space where the island is being stored, we did not attach the side racks. 
There were some scratches on a couple of pieces, but it looks really good in the space.  I think our biggest problem was locking the stainless steel top to the cabinet base.  Overall we really love it, and it looks great