The piece is unfinished, and the unlike the some other reviewers, I found the wood to be very smooth.  The wood reminds me of unfinished maple, very light.  It was easy to put together by myself (59 yr old woman) until I got to the legs, otherwise I would have given it 5 stars.  There are no starter holes for the screws and I could not get the screws to drill in.  So still not sure how I am going to get those to attach - going to HD today for advice!