This is a beautiful cabinet. I did not buy the whitewash…I can’t remember the other option that I ended up buying. It still has some whitewash to it but not overkill. It took about about an hour and half to assemble. The shelf on the smaller side was a bit wonky and door was not flush because of that. My husband did have to do some cutting with a saw to make it fit. Other than it wasn’t too bad to assemble. I’m really happy the look.