Ordered this in the lighter wood color and it's really nice. It looked almost green when my husband was putting it together, but once assembled, it's not as noticeable and looks more natural. It is solid wood, seems to be well built. Husband said the instructions are NOT easy to understand and he would have struggled had he not had loads of experience assembling furniture and the like. Lots of guide holes missing, so he had to create some of his own and do some guesswork in the assembly. We bought this to use as a grilling station of sorts - it sits next to our grill with the propane tank underneath (would have fit either in the open side or the side with the door - just would have had to drill a hole for the hose) and the hooks for grilling utensils. The top, with the stainless, serves as a great prep area for whatever we're grilling that's easy to wipe clean. It's worked out beautifully for our purposes!