Iām actually planning on finishing it as a closed cabinet. Seeing that itās in the house now it should look like a piece of furniture. I was gonna do shiplap, but seeing as thatās like 30-60 bucks a piece here Iām working out other options. Iāve never made a cabinet, so I donāt wanna spend big bucks just to mess it upNeed some black curtains on the front of the stand so you don't see the equipment underneath the aquarium. The tank looks good tho