Packaged SUPER well. I was really impressed with the care they took to ship this item! I also bought it during a 50 off sale, so very worth the price. It fits the description accurately. The last couple photos I feel are a more accurate representation of its color, it’s definitely more of a reddish wood tone, than a light brown one the cover photo indicates, but still very pretty and I wasn’t surprised because some of the stock photosjrecommend.