Wood on the etagere is much darker than the picture. Luckily we have some dark pieces in our home also. It went together fairly easily and looks good. We had to remove one of the plastic feet to make it sit straight but that fixed the problem. There was also one light chip in the top piece which covered well with a furniture marker. Industrial and firewood are the operative words in the description. If that’s the look you want then you will like this piece.