There is a problem with the finish, it is not acceptable. I submitted about the problem already. This is not about the "wood" this is a sloppy application of the stain finish. It looks like perhaps there was a spill on it, or something wet damaged the stain before it dried. I am looking forward to a solution. Otherwise, we like it very much. It is exactly as advertisted and delivery process was great. Assembly went well. One shelf also arrived cracked, it is not damaged from shipping, it looks like the board split. The product otherwise is really great, so I give it five stars because quality control can be fixed.