I read a lot of the reviews and was a little wary of purchasing this table. But I am SO glad I did!! It’s absolutely perfect! It was so easy to assemble, I was able to do it with my 8 year olds help. I only needed my husband’s help flipping it onto its feet and moving it to its place in the dining room as it is pretty heavy, kind of expected with it being solid wood. After reading the reviews I did not expect the table to be gray as it is described in the items profile, but I was very pleased with the color it actually is- more of a deep espresso. The reviews also have me a heads up to the deep cracks creating the distressed look to the table, so I have been careful to either use placemats or dust crumbs away with a feather duster and I don’t seem to have any issues really with particles getting stuck. It very comfortably seats my family of 7, and with the extension we are able to accommodate 10 people around the table with elbow room. I am very happy with this purchase.