I've had two recent visitors see this island and take a picture of it. It's really much more beautiful in person, once you put it together and step back.  Now putting it together is an entirely different matter - hence the 4 versus 5 stars.  This isn't the first time we've built furniture and it took 3 people (one was a 13 yr. old so maybe 2.5) 3 solid hours.  Read the instructions carefully and follow step-by-step otherwise you'll find yourself having to take it apart.  The quality is acceptable but it's not the strongest piece of furniture with the highest quality wood. So maybe we should say it's functionally beautiful.