This is a sturdy, handsome piece of furniture.  It came so beautifully and carefullly packed that I knew I was going to love it before we opened it.  It's heavy (but, hey, that's good, right?) and comes in four pieces--the top and four legs with the screws you need to put it together and also the little wrench that just fits the bolts.  It went together in a flash.  We propped it up a little on some of the styrafoam packing cubes to make the swing from upside down to upright less stressful on the legs, but I think they could have withstood that pressure.  It is a good size for us--I thought it might be too narrow to eat from both sides, but it is fine.  We have moved from a large house into a condo, and this fits against a half wall perfectly.