I bought 2 of these for my living room. I don't have my new couches yet, so I'm waiting to put it all together, but I think these tables will do the job nicely. A couple things: the instructions were excellent. It took 2-3 hours to assemble. I'm pretty handy, and I was surprised it took me that long. Maybe I work slow, but I suggest give it a good couple hours to assemble. The faux matte wood is nice, but the top is shiny. I was surprised by this, and it DOES say it in the description. (I missed it, so my bad). But honestly, it doesn't bother me much and it still looks real nice. I think 4-4.5 star is a fair rating on this.