It's a beautiful piece and fits exactly where I need it.  It looks beautiful and is well built.  It had a split, or maybe it's a bad scratch, in the wood about 10 inches long behind the spice rack area.  I decided to keep it anyway because the spices and the dish towel cover it up.  It doesn't affect the sturdiness of the Kitchen Island.I would definitely recommend this item to others.  I gave it 4 stars because of the scratch.  Also, it is described as having Granite cutting insertS--plural.  It really only has one, but that is fine.If perfect, it definitely rates 5 stars.