This coffee table is awesome!!! Had been looking for over  yrs. and couldn't find the color or size I need. Because this was unfinished I was able to customize it. Stained the top shelf and bottom shelf cherry and the sides a satin black. It looks amazing. Some one mentioned that their stain was uneven so I did lightly sand first and then applied a pre stain wood conditioner. I applied 3 coats of stain and  coats of polyurethane.