This came on my birthday, and was my present from my husband.  It took most of the day for him and his son to put it together which was time consuming, but not difficult.  It is very pretty in my dining room.  It is nice looking, and it looks very expensive.  The cost of this in a store would be close to $1,000.00.  My husband and I priced them before buying this.  So, you cannot beat the price, the look is fabulous, the size is good (not huge, but plenty big enough), and the color is a nice dark walnut.....not black, but certainly not brown.  I would buy this again, and this was also one of the first things I have purchased from this company.  It arrived exactly as stated, and I am well pleased!