I bought this to use as a buffet in my very small dining room.  Because it is very long, it makes the room look wider, but because it is only 12" deep, it doesn't intrude into the room.  I have a large (52" diameter) round table in the middle of the room. Not only does the black provide the perfect punctuation in the room, the styling is just awesome.  Because it has slender legs with lots of negative space showing between them, it takes very little visual space, too.  The distressing is amazing and looks like natural wear.  It took me about 20 minutes to put together.  The legs are adjustable from the bottom.  I cannot recommend this beautiful, high-quality piece of furniture highly enough!  

Pros: The best high quality piece of furniture I've ever ordered online.  JUst gorgeous!