To each his own, but I like "Piano gloss" only on a piano. On most anything else, I associate high-gloss black with rent-to-own furniture. Jaybo's velvet Elvis comment was dead-on.
My preference is a fairly tight-grained wood veneer (maple, walnut, etc), finished with nothing more than stain and paste wax.
My preference is a fairly tight-grained wood veneer (maple, walnut, etc), finished with nothing more than stain and paste wax.