I love it! The metal frame helps support the fake wood so it doesn't sag in the middle. It was easy to put together but still took about an hour. I needed assistance for the last piece. The rest I did on my own. I shopped online for two days about 4 hours a day to find this and after getting the TV stand, I just bought the end table and coffee table too. Sturdy furniture is hard to come by anymore. I expect to get a lot of years out of this TV stand.