I read a lot of the reviews before buying this item. I really liked how it saves on space for a smaller kitchen area. I bought some sealant spray to spray the boards as one of the biggest complaints that I have read is how the "wood" peels and sure enough as soon as I took it out of the box there were areas that were starting to come away from the edges. I have four small children and so far that seems to have stopped the peeling. The seats are very sturdy and comfortable. The table and chairs were easy to assemble. My only complaint was really with the table top. It came punctured, Wayfair was very quick to resolve the issue and send me a replacement piece, but due to the table top being practically hollow instead of a solid piece I think a puncture could happen again if you are not careful. I can see why one of the top complaints was how easy the table obtained scratches. It is a good table for the price, it would be even better if they could make the table top more solid.