Many of the pieces have marks on them, but ones you only see if you go up to it and look closely. One shelf has an edge that's not finished, but luckily that faced the wall where we currently have it placed. But it's quite sturdy. We're using it for a place to put entertainment center items (DVD player, DirecTV receiver, surround sound) and it works well for that. It's just fine for how inexpensive it is.