Great table, especially for the cost. It's a darker cherry espresso finish than what the pictures convey (as most people have already commented in their reviews), but I was happy with the color. Assembly was fairly easy and seems like a very sturdy table that we'll enjoy meals on for years. Love the leaf to add length. The reasons why I didn't give it 5 stars: 1) they sent us 3 panel 1's and only 1 panel 2. We needed 2 and 2 for the box part of the base. Therefore the holes didn't match up properly on the 3rd panel. Luckily we had some wood screws and a power drill, so we just made our own holes to secure it to the legs. 2) A piece of the veneer on one of the base panels was snagged and had to be peeled off as it was jutting out and rather sharp. But again, for the price- I'm very happy!