I am pleased with how the stand looks - the pictures are accurate.  Not the highest quality but a solid piece and great value.  Perfect fit for my 42 inch TV.  

Assembly took me a while, but may be much quicker if you have an electric tools.  You have to screw in a number of nails without holes, which took time.  I also ended up with a bit of a gap between the middle section and one of the drawers, but not noticeable enough for me to bother taking it apart to redo.  Also, a small piece of the finish chipped off, which either happened during delivery or assembly.  I plan to just fill it in.