I love the marble effect on this coffee table. Even though it is not real marble, I think the marble effect was done well so it does not look cheap. However, the marbling is more gray than what I was expecting, I would've preferred it to be more white but that is just my personal preference. Building this table was extremely easy and took less than 10 minutes. I would recommend this to anyone that wants to upgrade their living room without having to spend a lot of money.