Wayfair sent us mismatch top and bottom initially, but the replacement process was fairly painless. The table is BEAUTIFUL. I can tell that it will be a pain if crumbs get into the cut out parts, but I love the table. I will say, it does not comfortable fit 8 chairs, as expected. Having three chairs on each side is pretty tight, and one person on each side is going to have to straddle the base with their legs.