I cannot recommend the sideboard I purchased, although I was initially excited to receive it and it is a beautiful piece of furniture. The top is made from oak veneer, like many of the furniture items from the Cotswold Co. Unfortunately, I have since learnt that wood veneer is very easy to damage and can be prone to scratching and water damage especially, so not ideal for everyday use. I had the bad luck of a water mark on my sideboard a few months after I purchased it and after contacting the Cotswold Co’s “replacement parts” section, was told they were unable to sell me a replacement veneer top and advised me to contact a furniture repair shop instead - I contacted several and all quotes were more than what I paid for the sideboard, the process also did not seem easy or straightforward. Frustratingly this left me with little choice but to have to purchase another sideboard altogether (and they aren’t cheap at around £399). My sideboard was only a few months old and in immaculate condition apart from the water mark on the top and I resented having to replace the entire thing because the wood veneer was so costly and tricky to fix, and I wasn’t allowed to purchase a replacement top for it. Please be warned if you choose to purchase any furniture with a wood veneer top that it can be prone to damage - and difficult and expensive to fix.