I cannot get a close up- is the finish solid, or is it fake wood-grain / slightly textured?
1580901
I would say it's probably not real wood, but it looks really good and was easy to assemble. The texture is smooth, not grainy.
1580902
It is a fake wood-grain laminate, but it's so dark you can barely see the wood-grain. The laminate is good though if you ever spill anything on your desk, easy clean up and doesn't ruin the wood. This is a pretty heavy desk, and I've liked it so far (had it for about 5 months now).
1722166
The paint covers up the grain. I assume it's a hardwood of some kind. It seems very solid and does not indent easily like pine.
442383
It isn't grainy like oak. It is a rich dark color. I'm not a professional but I'm not using oak right now either.
1190560
In the one we received, you could see the imitation wood grain, or striations as you put it, in the veneer over the MDF. We expected solid white, so returned it for this reason.
1221830
It's Parawood / rubberwood. Pretty hard and dense. It has a nice smooth grain and darker cellular divits (?) vs. the surrounding main grain noticable after staining; similar to mahogany. I was planning on painting the legs as well, but the wood was so nice, I couldn't stomach it. Needed at least two to three stain coats (used Minwax Cherry) to complete evenly. Make sure to rub excess off shortly after each coat or there will be darker areas. Used two coat of Shellac for final and beautiful!
1920566
Hi there, it seems to have a nice hard finish, though you could probably sand it down to the wood. It is really a handsome, piece, and I am glad we got it.
1536440
funny you should ask, I was actually looking at it closely last night. It's smooth in that it's coated, but it's not smooth like other products of this nature are (for instance Ikea products which have that slippery smooth quality). it has a slight grain, but the grain isn't really a wood texture, it's more very, very slightly textured. Overall I would say no grain is visible, but it's not perfectly smooth to the touch.
226912
I love mine. Very nice quality. Wood is solid. Not exactly sure what type it is with the black finish.
1567623
The simulated graining is very close to oak - no knots. The color is not a natural wood finish. It looks like a lightly stained cherry, which is a light reddish brown.
2208138
I would say that for this one the picture is pretty accurate. From what I understand this type of veneer is prestained and cannot be stained additionally. It has a good luster finish.
480037
To me it appears (while hanging on my wall) to be a rust-colored brown. It looks more painted than 'stained;' and you don't really see the wood grain in it. I'm happy with it for the price; and my wife has been happy with it (it was for her, she's the one who's earned all the belts).I hope this helps :)
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It is veneer. Both sides are finished. The back has a wood grain look fiberboard maybe. It's not the same as the sides but not just unfinished either. It's a nice heavy piece if furniture. We bought two plus the desk. We like them. Hope that helps!
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You cannot tell it's fake at all, in my opinion. It even has some weight to it. I think it's lovely. If you live in a $300K custom home, spring for the real deal. But if you live in a modest home, as I do, this piece is GORGEOUS! The back panel was the only bad part (a piece of cardboard, in my opinion), so I left it off. I like it better that way b/c it allows the beautiful paint color I chose to peek through the openings. The shelves are adjustable, too. I love this piece. Unless you're right on top of it, you can't tell the wood is fake, either.
2133346
Its not carved from a single piece of real wood but actually several thinner layers of wood bonded together to form a solid shaped piece. The finish is very nice, well saturated and very durable.. It looks genuinely nice. Not just nice for a price.
1072435
It is in our lake house....so I don't have it here to double check to be sure, but I am almost certain it is solid wood. It turned out really nice....have gotten lots of compliements on it....very solid piece.
1169938
It appears solid to me. It isn't the heavy dense wood that you'd expect of an antique. It's light but solid enough.
925625
It is a nicely finished raw wood, but smooth and pleasing too look at on it's own.I have 3 of them. It could be re-finished if you wanted to, but is a nice stand alone finish too.