All was well packaged but upon closer inspection the black metal has rough spots which wouldn't be noticed from afar.  This was a bit more rugged looking on top than I expected (my husband called it "farmhouse").  It arrived with an inch-long mark made by what looked like black marker along the side of one of the shelves, but it came off cleanly with non-acetone remover, and Allmodern would have replaced the part if necessary.