This was easy to put together and it looks nice in my front room. Unfortunately, there was a little stripe on the side of mine that for some reason didn't get stained but I'm just gonna use a marker to fill it in and it shouldn't be too noticeable, other than that I love it. The lid has locking mechanisms that stop it from slamming and they work! I have an 8 month old son who can play in it with the lid open and he won't get his fingers smashed.