This item is challenging to put together and from time to time the hardware holding it together works its way out which makes it rickety.  The look of the finish is modern farmhouse but if you use it too much the surface gets scratched.  This is not real wood finish...it is basically a sticker on the surface.  Once you get it together, I loved how it looked so much that I bought 2 more.  I would use wood glue to stabilize the hardware and put it in a room that doesn't get much use.  My 2 year old and 6 year old have ruined the finish.