I have some time before I need to assemble this, so I dont know that I can give an ccurate review yet.  Smell of varnish is very strong, it must have just been stained.  Stinks up the whole house, but I love the color!  Cant wait to see it put together.  FedEx just left in the rain in front of my house, didnt even get it on the porch under cover from the elements (luckily it was packaged well, so no visible damage noticed on quick inspection).  Would be great if Wayfair rquired a signature at delivery to avoid such troubles (the package arrived a day sooner than the provided tracking said it would, otherwise I would have been home).