The Buffet came in a ton of little pieces.  I started the painstaking process of putting it together and really should have just sent it back.  The pieces were very rough and there was no Polyurethane or varnish on any of the outside parts.  The two ends to the buffet were both warped and thus it was very difficult to get the screws in without causing harm to the piece.  While screwing it together the warping eventually did cause a crack.  I sealed it with wood putty and covered the putty with black to hide the problem.  After many hours, over the three days it was worked on, I put polyurethane on the outside and the inside shelving.  I put on three coats and it soaked it up so could actually use a couple more coats but ran out of time.  I would not recommend this piece to anyone.  It looks nice from afar, but really isn't worth the time and money stuck into it.