Both have a few scratches and signs of wear, but don’t we all! Nice and clean inside the drawers and there are no musty or funky smells. These are solid wood and a lot heavier than you’d think. The “backsplash” of the side table is missing the small dowels that keep the front in place- see pic, You can fix or glue if you want, but you don’t really need to bc it stays in place.