The manual said this is a 3 out of 5 stars for assembly difficulty....which is bogus. This coffee table has more screws and bolts than it needs...I estimate ~140-150 pieces that need to be screwed it for a coffee table! It took me about 4 hours (I'm a guy) to assemble. Working with someone else definitely would have sped it up...also recommend a power drill.

I was unable to get the side panels to align perfectly during the construction...the screws just would not fit like they were supposed to. Still fully assembled, so not as clean a finish as I would like. 

The color is nice. Black with a bit of wood grain finish. It is heavy, and the materials are quite nice....but why so many screws? If you mess up at any stage, then expect to have a pretty miserable time trying to take this thing back apart to fix it. 

Pros: Stylish, Looks great, modern, good quality
Cons: Assembly takes a very, very long time, way too many screws and pieces