I love the dark look and contrast of this set. The construction was not difficult at all. It was very intuitive for anyone thats even slightly handy and simple enough for anyone thats not. I just put it together yesterday. I clearly havent used it much but from the first look its amazing!! I love we everything about the look so far. It feels very sturdy. The chairs are very comfortable to me to sit in as well. I dont have any good pictures to upload yet because I want sunlight when I take them but if I can Ill upload some soon.  I love the purchase thus far though.