Overall i am very happy with this purchase. we were using press-board furniture before and it was sagging and generally terrible. this stand is very solid and durable. i stained and applied polyurethane and the overall results were good. my only disappointment was that the inside panel on the two end pieces and bottom shelf are plywood and not rubber wood so they stained lighter than the rubber wood. the shelf underneath the top of the stand had the holes pre-drilled incorrectly on one side so we couldn't secure it to the end panel with the screws. that shelf already had dowel type notches though to pre-secure it to the end panel so it ended up not being an issue other than a frustration during assembly. with all other panels securely screwed in there isn't a risk of the shelf pulling out.