The 'grey wash' finish looks better, I think, than it did in the pictures and goes really well against a brick wall in my room. The sturdiness is no joke - I believe I could literally stand on top of this unit without damaging it.Assembly was easy enough, and I did it by myself without the second pair of hands that they recommended. The top piece is long and heavy and has to be set into several pins simultaneously; that's about the only place where an extra person might be useful.I had a couple of minor problems, neither of which was serious enough to warrant taking a star away from the overall rating. They give you a very small tube of wood glue to dab on the dowel pins during assembly. It's about half the amount I needed; when they say 'small amount' they apparently mean it. Also, the 12mm screws that are used to attach the cabinet door hinges are from a supplier with - questionable - quality control practices. I sheared the heads off of two of them just from the torque I created hand-tightening them with a Phillips head screwdriver. I'm a 71-year-old man with carpal tunnel; I look nothing like Conor McGregor.Of course, once you drive a screw into a piece of wood and the head snaps off there's no way to back that out, so my door hinges are held in place by two screws instead of three. They still feel sturdy and open and close smoothly with no resistance, so I doubt this will be a problem long-term.But if someone from the manufacturer reads this, you may want to find a better supplier.