At first I gave this table 1 Star due to the brackets not aligning up - rendering the table completely useless because it was literally the first step of the assembly instructions. After calling customer service and getting the replacement parts - I decided to read some of the reviews. Come to learn that some people figured it out that the instructions in step one had mislabeled parts. So I played around with the rearrangements of the legs 4 and 5 and brackets 6 and 7 - and it managed to work. I tried to remember how I did it, but I couldn't recall. Give it a try rearranging those 4 items and with some patience (a lot of patience) - it may work for you.