The curving legs make it. As other reviews said,  I don’t know about the black circular band either. It’s really dependent on your decoration...and it’s there for a reason.. to cover up the circular support underneath. I turned the glass upside down, black paint side up, which makes it a matt black. it looks a lot better to my eye that way, in fact it looks good that way. However, whether the black paint, now exposed, would scratch over time I don’t know. I may have a local woodworker make me a wood top for this table some time. But the glass top is pretty, elegant, and overall I think it is a stunning piece for a great price. It’s well made.