This was a learning piece for me. Given my limited selection of tools, I had to settle for using paint grade trim from Lowe's to dress it up. After a lot of sanding and conditioning it accepted the stain pretty well. You cannot tell from the pictures, but there are LED lights under the shelves, which really brings this to life. I learned a lot from this build, and I made a lot of mistakes. I cannot wait to make tables to match it.