I gave the cake stand 2 stars because 1.) I had bought the 2 cake stands as a match and I thought the wood would be the same color and they could be set together as a set. I honestly didn’t check to see if they were made out of the same wood, they looked alike in the pictures and were made from the same company, so I just assumed they would be alike. And 2.) Because the bottom broke off it the first day I used it. I super glued it back on and with all that said, it is still a very beautiful piece and I am keeping it.