The color is exactly what I was expecting  (I ordered it in Cherry). Assembly wasn't too bad, but you definitely need to have two people to put this together. I'm using this as a bookshelf and am very happy with it.  

The first stand that I ordered was damaged (this clearly happened during shipping and was not due to the fault of the manufacturer, as the pieces were well packaged). Wayfair's fantastic customer service quickly sent out a replacement, so that itself was no big deal. But the damage to the top piece revealed it to be hollow (while the rest of the pieces seem to be basic particle board). This seems like a weird choice by the manufacturer and I worry that it will be easily damaged. My other issue is that the veneer is fragile, we've already dented it during the assembly process.