Initial reaction was hatred, I wanted to return (kids destroyed the packaging). Odor was so strong it had to air outside for 3 weeks before I could stand to bring it in, and stain bled on the packing paper between shelves. Shelf bottoms are striped (we’re short so it bugs me), ends and faces are inconsistently stained, and there are knots galore. Not the look I was going for, wish I’d paid more attention to the shelves themselves since I wasn’t planning to put much on them. After all that, they have started to grow on me.