Looks better in the pictures than in person but I hope this holds up to a 55 inch tv. I have yet to get the TV yet but it seems like it will be sturdy enough to hold it. It was very simple to build but none of the pieces were labeled. Took me maybe 30 mins to build and half of that was just making sure I was using the right piece. 

Mine had a few chips on the actual wood itself so I hope that the manufacturer can do something as less fair (wayfair) won't. this is also almost $30 cheaper than when I bought it just a few days ago... lessfair still won't do anything about it... I've already gotten some nice compliments about it so that is the only reason it's getting 3 stars.