Although the panels are described as wood, they actually appear to be a  laminate; the panels do not come in various lengths as described, the panels are all the same length; the adhesive strips on the back of each panel do not extend to the end of the panel and are about 1” short increasing the possibility the planks may pop up at the ends. We had a professional do the installation on our island and he resolved this issue by using additional adhesive. We also staggered the planks by having them cut to various lengths and the outside corners were mitered. We did have to touch up those corners with white paint to hide some of the brown backing showing through. Finally the shipping boxes do not extend any foam into the corners so there was some panel corner damage where the box was dropped that we were able to cut out. All that being said we’re happy with the overall look on our contemporary kitchen island.