I really like the buffet. I have shiney black appliances in my kitchen and I am using the buffet as a bar/extra storage as part of my kitchen. Works great. The color works great, not black but blends fine.  I put it together by myself by following instructions one step at a time. Took about 3 hours to complete. There were a couple of blemishes with the piece. One was on the top edge looks like from the factory. About 3 inches long right on the edge. Didn't see it til it was all assembled as it was on the top which is the last piece you put on!!  Anyway would have been a 5 star had it not been for that and on one of the legs the veneer was popping off. I glued it back down and used black magic marker on the blemish on the top and it looks ok.