I just grabbed this. It looks great and they used a proper wood (cherry). Do remember that natural cherry darkens over time (especially in sunlight). I have a bedroom and kitchen all in natural cherry, and almost all of it is a rich, dark red color now. If you buy it stained dark red, that is the color it will always be, and it is difficult to match. The natural colors with age and it all blends together beautifully over time. If you compare the natural after ten years in a sunny room and the dark stained, you will always want the richness of the natural that has aged into a perfect red hue.