We love this piece! We went with the charcoal color because it matches our basement colors better. We sandwiched this piece between two charcoal bookshelves and use it as a bar stand/shelving unit. It is a great accent piece for our basement.  The desk and the bookshelves match perfectly. I would have given it 5 stars, but one piece (piece #10) didn't have the routed holes in it needed for the wooden pegs, so I couldn't put together the pull out drawer. For now I have the desk together without the drawer, and I actually prefer this. I doubt others would have this problem, I think I was just unlucky. I'd give it 4.8 stars, but that's not an option, haha. We love how sturdy this piece is and truly think it was a great buy.