A tad lower than I wanted but it is very nice.  It took the handyman a couple hours to put it together.  Haven't figured out the remote to change the lights but not a big deal to me.  I may look into putting legs on it to make it a little higher.  My TV is mounted so this is just under it.  It's beautiful.  no it's not all glossy but I knew that when I bought it so I'm fine with it.  It is beautiful.  I've got a lot of compliments on it.