My wife wanted a cabinet that would house homeschool books (they are quite ugly) and a computer. She also wanted it to be able to be closed up and no one would know that it had a computer inside. After she rejected the secretary idea this designed surfaced. It is Alder with Rich Mahongany stain. It has a sprayed conversion varnish finish. The feet and the tambour door were an after thought. At the time of design I had not decided what to do with them.