I was a little skeptical and very wary to purchase this item since I could not find even one review anywhere online, but I was pleasantly surprised.  The finished island looks beautiful, the wood looks to be of good quality, it is very sturdy and does not seem to scratch easily.  It did arrive in about a billion pieces, but the instructions were clear and its wasn't that difficult to assemble. Even though I thought the island would be a little bit bigger, it looks great in my smaller open kitchen.