It's really pretty and exactly what I wanted for my living room. Nothing seems to have arrived damaged. My reason for knocking off 1 star was the VERY difficult assembly. Either the directions are incorrect or the pieces are made wrong. It says to place the 3 side pieces (X-shaped) with the concave side pointing out but if you do this the end tabs that connect to the top tier and the bottom tier are not flush against the rims. However, if you do the opposite of this, they sit flush so you can actually screw the pieces to the top and bottom tier. It was a struggle so be prepared but like it said it is gorgeous and a pretty statement piece. We are mixing and matching this side table with a more plain square one in our living room.