The bookcase itself is really nice, and pretty much what I was expecting. The reason for the one star is that it very obviously came missing the final coat of paint, along with fingerprint marks all over the coat of paint that is on it. Quite strange. It's almost like it was packaged mistakenly before it was ready. My husband put it together anyway, and since it's tucked away in a corner in the playroom, it doesn't look so bad from a distance, though you can really notice it when you get up close. I'm sure a 'finished' bookcase would look really beautiful, and if I had the time and energy, I would probably have complained and gone through the process of getting another one, but I have 2 children at home. Really would have been great to not have had to worry about this at all.