This was a "it looks cool and different" purchase and I'm glad I took the leap. Very nice and heavy! People comment on the uniqueness and how pretty it is. I love it! I did not see any sort of runs or beginnings of runs on mine, it looks like it will be totally fine, seems very well made. I would think if you have pets that will go on here and scratch, then yeah its not going to stay nice. I put a wooden platter with some vases on mine so no pets will go on it. Very happy with this purchase!