Like other reviews have said, this is a pain to put together. Like a 3 hour pain to put together. The directions suck and a lot of the pieces aren’t labeled. It is a darker walnut than I would like but I knew that going in, as other reviews mentioned it. It is mostly real wood, but it’s a cheap soft wood. Again, I know what I bought. Overall it’s pretty good. Biggest complaint is the boxpacking damaged the top of the stand because the wood is so soft. Luckily, our TV is mounted so the weight limit of 35 lbs doesn’t matter.