This is a sturdy piece. Assembly was easy. All it takes is a couple light taps with a hammer and an allen wrench. One word of advice though don’t be afraid to crank on the allen wrench when attaching the pole to the base and the brace for the table. Otherwise it will       wobble. I did feel like the table top stain appeared a little differently than the pictures, which is the only reason I took a star off. It had more red undertones than I was expecting. I will still keep it and am still happy with how it 
looks in our space