Now THIS was unexpectedly nice! I thought it would look like a DIY decent/bargain piece but it looks REALLY nice! I've gotten several compliments on it, and the final assembled thing looks much more expensive than  it was. The wood is nicely imperfect and pretty dark. Be careful to follow the instructions EXACTLY as shown! One wrong placement of one piece and you're F#*@ED! I'm surprised how much I like this shelf thingy. I ended up putting it in a much more prominent location in my house that I had originally planned