Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is a ready-to-assemble, pressboard coffee table. If your expectations are set accordingly, this is the top of the line. Pressboard furniture, however, will never compare with solid-wood furniture in terms of durability and strength. With that caveat in mind, this is certainly one of the nicest, most solid pieces of pressboard furniture I have ever owned or assembled. Assembly is straightforward but time-consuming. All of the components are labeled, and the instructional manual is excellent. The only really challenging part was sliding on the thin veneers meant to add decorative complexity to the design (you can see one along the bottom of the left side panel in the picture). Those require some patience. Beyond that, as long as you have a second person and you take your time, the table can be comfortably assembled in two and a half hours. Give yourself plenty of room and plenty of light. Once assembled, the table is beautiful and extremely solid. It even has a hidden fifth leg in the center to add more strength to the design, and I suspect it needs it. This is a very heavy coffee table, much heavier than it looks. The top, however, raises effortlessly and makes for a perfect workspace while you're sitting on the sofa. For some reason, Amazon does not have photos of what the top looks like when raised. It essentially becomes a raised desk, and I would encourage you to search for a few images of the expanded coffee table on the Internet. I will attach one as well. Even if you never use it as a desk, the table itself looks beautiful, and is a solid, practical piece with a decent amount of internal storage. In addition, the feet (so far) don't seem to scuff our hardwood floor. I would caution that the edges of the top are a little sharper than I might like, especially if you have little ones running around.