I painted this a white to match other furniture in the room. The assembly didn't go well in that the pieces didn't line up well. For a while the doors wouldn't stay closed. It took a lot of fidling to get them to eventually stay closed. Also, the smell was pretty bad for a long time. The outside smell has stopped, but the inside smell is still there because I kept it closed. I leave the doors open when I go on vacation, and I'm hoping soon it will no longer smell on the inside.