Very nice finish, easy to install, and looks sharp. Only issue is that the picture depicting the HEIGHT of the shelves is deceiving. Bought the bookshelf for cookbooks and can stack only five or six of the many cookbooks that we have. You have to look VERY closely at the stages items on the shelf to realize quite how small the shelves are. This, incompatible for intended use, in spite of its rather nice aesthetic and ease of assembly.