Pluses- 
Fairly well made and moderately easy to assemble.
Lovely current design, very adaptable to many styles.
Reasonably priced for the quality.
Very well packaged for shipping.

Minuses-
Not an heirloom quality piece. It is put together with nuts and bolts, but this is not expected at the asking price.
Distress "antiquing" paint drips could be more random. Not too terrible but might bother picky people.
A bit top heavy.
Holes for bottom shelf attachment not pre-drilled. 

All in all, pretty much what I expected. Works well for my needs as a pretty way to greet guests and still have a place for leashes and other things to grab on the way out. We intend to purchase a couple of lined baskets on the bottom to have a place to store dog drying towels and muddy or wet shoes as well.