When you consider the price, this table is pretty sturdy. Although this is not the intended use, I'm checking in at around 200 lbs and stood on top of it to install some blinds. Yeah, the surface is pretty cheap looking, but if you're just some dude like me it will probably be covered with beer cans most of the time anyway. I don't really see my apartment being in Architectural Digest any time soon, so it works for me.