This is a beautiful set and sturdy..  Its a good buy for the price.  My only thing about this set that I'm not 100% happy with is there are blemishes in the wood/finish.  The look of this set is more of an elegant look and not a worn look so I don't understand the purpose of the blemishes, unless they are just that.  I'm sure a more expensive set would be more "perfect".  But again for the price it is a good buy.  Not difficult to assemble just very time consuming.