OMG; I have had this piece!! When DH was in the military in the late 70's early 80's, we lived on Post and at that time you could go to the housing supply and get "loaner" furniture to stock your house (for every room) and at the end of your tour you could purchase it. At the time DH and I thought that the furniture was too big and clunky for us so we weren't interested - we were dumb. That stuff is worth it's weight in gold, it lasts forever and the wood grain is beautiful and long lasting.