First of all the reason I gave this tv stand a 3 because of the delivery. It came on time however the delivery driver never came to the door (and I was home because it was late in the day) and left it by the garage door in a snow storm. We had to get it in the house before the box was destroyed and it weighed 142 pounds and we are an older couple. We finally managed to get the huge box in the house and get the box open to start the set up. The set up was fairly easy however one hole where the top is secured to the stand was too large and when I tightened it as the directions stated it went through the top and made an ugly splintered mark on the top which I did my best to repair.
Once I finally got the unit together we were pleased with the look although the wood was a bit darker than I expected. I looked for a long time before I decided on this stand and overall am satisfied. Just be careful not to tighten the screws too tight!