What type of wood to skin a stand with??

[ALittleSalty]

I am getting ready to skin my stand and am curious as to what you guys would recommend in terms of wood type to skin the stand in. The stand is going to only have one large front door. I am looking at using 1/2" wood for the skin, and plan on staining it a dark cherry color. The skin isn't going to be structural to the frame. ( I used 2x4's to frame it, Dimensions are 28" W x 28" D x 40" H) Thanks Jon