This is a beautiful and functional piece.  The first of two reasons that I gave it a rating of 4 was it took my husband 6 hours to put it together, and he is experienced in putting furniture together.  It is A LOT of parts and pieces.  The other reason is the opening where you would put a chair is for a child's chair.  I'm having a hard time finding a chair that will fit under it.   The stool I have now is really small so it isn't comfortable for long.