WARNING: The MDF that makes up this unit has a strong smell. Because of this we shellacked it, painted it and then put a final layer of polyurethane over it. I was worried about formaldehyde fumes poisoning my family. After we assembled and painted it and all that I got an air quality tester and it gives off no fumes. 
This is a wonderful unit, especially for the price. 
I wanted to have custom cabinets made for this area but they would have been upwards of $10k. This was 1/10 of the price and looks great!