Just moved into a new place with zero furniture and this is my favorite piece we have gotten by far. We are using it as a bar cabinet. The wood is beautiful, maybe slightly lighter than pictured but couldn't be happier with the appearance. It was fairly easy to put together. Took me 2-3 hours by myself, but I did have my boyfriends drill so that helped instead of having to use a regular screwdriver. Would 100% buy again.