I purchase the cherry finish and that's exactly what it is, but I should have waited/chosen a darker mahogany to blend with other furniture, oh well! The wood is solid! It's great, a bit heavy by yourself but it's good. It took two of us to put it together just to help hold pieces straight while the other screwed things in, etc. Well packaged, no issues or damage. In the end probably would go with some bigger just because we have a huge collection of DVDs, we ended up with 2 extra shelves because we aren't using it for the smaller sized cds.

Pros: Real wood, durable, classy look