We saw this at a friends' home and had to order one immediately.  It arrived quickly, went together quickly, and started to deteriorate quickly.  Some of the molding has started to separate from the opening and dings show easily with the dark stain.  However, it is attactrive and our cat has gotten used to it slowly.  It does seem to keep odors at bay too.  We will contact the manufacturer for help with the molding issue, but otherwise we're very pleased with this purchase.