The piece is very sturdy- extremely heavy, and the table size a nice and large. However, it looks heavy in the room, and is dark (little light comes through with three shelves) so be careful if your room is on the smaller side.  It was chosen to go with gunmetal gray leather furniture.  The color is a bluer than pictured, so doesn't match very well.  I would return it, but it's too expensive.  I will either try painting or sell.  It's a very nice table, just not a good fit for us.  A very expensive mistake.