I was highly disappointed in this unit...I opened the box, and immediately thought that the black wood was scratched! It wasn't until I inspected it further that I realized that this is the way it was made, ALL of the black wooden pieces are scratched to give it an "antique" look.... instead of being solid black. It makes it look VERY cheap. When you're spending over [$] for a storage unit for your living room you'd expect it to look nice. The product description didn't match what it looks like.