This is a really nice piece of furniture. The reviews that say the bottom shelf isn't secured must not have fit it into place...the legs hold it in place nicely (it just isn't screwed in.) Wood was a little "blacker" than I anticipated, but goes nice with my other furniture. I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't really require much of any "set up"---the legs are already attached on a hinge, and so once you fold them down, you just need to screw in 3 screws on each, using the tool provided. Good deal, especially given what something of this size/quality normally goes for.