I just rented out a 1 bedroom apartment with limited square footage. Buying this table was a great fit and it took almost zero time to assemble. I have an open kitchen with an 'L' shaped counter top that fits a couple of the barstools comfortably to make a different eating arrangement to add a some new flare and complete the small dining space provided. The color was a perfect black with inset wood grain texture all up in it. To be honest, the only extra tool that we used was a rubber mallet to secure the black plastic caps to seal up!ginish off all of the screws. Best table ever. We look rich and BAMF famous. If you need an autograph let me know, or just order your own 5 piece pub set.