I do like the table, and it was pretty easy to put together, but the "distressed" look that i was expecting is not great. it is basically perfect little round dots in brown stain instead of real distressing. from a distance not too noticeable, but up close it is. box was damaged a bit, and there was a mark on the black wood, but it's in the back and it's up against the sofa, so not going to do anything about it. my hardware did arrive in the bag and not all over the place like i read on other reviews. i was expecting a mess when i opened the box, but to my surprise it was well packed. overall, happy.