Arrived quickly. Easy enough to assemble. Comes with tools, but used my own. Took about an hour to assemble. Directions are a little archaic... the pieces are from Vietnam, and there is a   Formaldehyde disclosure. Guessing nothing to be worried .about . Great price color is definitely black. Chairs match perfectly so i would ignore the review that said they don't. They most likely were miss shipped and should of called way fair to alert them. They came in 4 separate packages. Looks great in my loft would buy again.