The top of this island should come with a warning.  

It scratches sooooooo easily I could not believe it.  The very first time I sat a couple of small bowls on it for serving it scratched terribly.  I am very careful but I had no idea that I could not place anything on it directly without it scratching.  I guess I will have to cover it with a table runner in order to use it for serving.

Other than that, it looks great in my kitchen.