I love my Merkle hallway table.  I am in the process of painting all the doors and trim in our home white and thought this table would go nicely in my hallway.  It fits perfectly right where I wanted it to go.  Unfortunately, it did arrive a little damaged, but the piece was in the box and I was able to glue it back with a little dab of Gorilla glue.  There is a big knot hole that I wish was not there and the nailing is obvious in top corners, but I knew it was going to be a "rough" piece of furniture so I can live with those flaws.  All in all, I am still happy that I purchased the table.