The picturesin this listing show the color of the table pretty accurately. Assembly was easily completed with 2 people. But the table top has a somewhat of a slope to it. We checked all our bolts and connections and everything is correct, so we're not sure how we're going to fix the slope. It's not super obvious, but a level shows clearly off-center.

I also don't think we could fit 8 chairs around it. 7 is a safer bet.