This is a gift for a first time home owner in a beach area.  It looked real cute in the pix but when it came I almost squealed!  It is adorable.  She’s going to love it.  It looks hand made, wood showing thru in all the right places .  I think it was sanded and it was a good job.  The color was white but it was white wash, not solid paint.  At least that’s how it looked.   Nice rope handles tied in good sized knots so you could see them.   I was very pleased.