similar to the other reviews, this was not the best quality piece of furniture. fresh out of the box and it already had scratches on the wood, some of the screws didn't have the entire phillips screw pattern (had to get creative with other tools), and the directions...oh lord do they make ikea furniture seem like a walk in the park. 

all that said, still happy with the end product. i spent weeks looking and i have to say this is definitely a unique piece