This Is One Case In Which The Top Of The Table Is Much Much Larger Than The Photo. But It Is Still Beautiful And Lookslike Marble - I Am Also One Of Those Customers Who Have A Hard Time With Assembly - The Table Took Me About 2Hours To Assemble And The Chairs ---3 Hours For The First And 1 One For The Second. Should Have A Video Forassembly Or More Detailed Step By Step Directions. In Closing, This Set Is Really Very Attractive