The picture is deceiving in that it looks like one piece of wood, it is not!   Also, I thought it would look more rustic, mine has one chip that is rough to the touch.  It actually looks like it was chipped my mistake, not at only natural looking.  Only one knot on my piece and that is on the top so it doesn’t show.  Nice color stain.  I am keeping it because it was hard to find a 3 inch shelf for a reasonable price.