We just finished putting this lovely piece together over a period of a couple of days. You MUST have two people to assemble the buffet as the pieces are heavy and you need to balance them while putting it together! We are both age 72 and it was a challenge for us to assemble this piece due to vision limitations with glasses/trifocals, and limited light, as we have not finished moving into our new home and did not have an adequate lamp. As background, we have assembled a complicated desk with drawers and doors, and a slide out keyboard tray, deck furniture, a TV credenza, dining chairs, and coffee table, since we began our move, so we are experienced in furniture assembly. The finish on the piece is a dark walnut and will pair nicely with our Mid-Century Modern China Hutch which is original manufacture from 1950's when we move it after our other house sells. One caution as to the drawer bases that are not solid wood as in the 1950's Hutch. Our Hutch was designed to hold dinnerware, which it does quite nicely because of it's solid construction. The drawers in the buffet will not support heavy items and one should consider this before purchase. I am going to put light weight glassware from the 1950's and 1960's in the buffet, along with a large collection of various styles linen napkins (yes some of us old folks do wash, starch, and iron these beautifully made dinner napkins.) The piece will be adequate for serving in our dining room. The construction and materials look like the piece will hold up for many years to come. (By the way, I could not find an original Mid-Century Buffet in the size we needed and that is one reason for this purchase, and the other was price.)