Even while the look of the parts was rather nice, and well packed, the final appearance suffers from a lack of critical engineering of the design.The top edges inserts didn't fit.  The dowel holes in the top were drilled to deeply and the holes in the inserts were too shallow, causing one of the dowels to slide too far up and crack the surface of the top.The verticle covers on the front obscure the CDs behind them, making it necessary to either put "blank" CD cases on each end of each shelf or put significantly less CDs in the shelf so that they are loose enough to be shoved to one side to allow CDs on the ends to be removed!All in all, it is, at least at first glance, an attractive enough cabinet.  Most people who see it won't notice the cracked top, the hidden CDs, or the misalignment of the inserted wood at the top.  I guess it will do, but I will not be buying any other item from Darby Home Co!