The coffee table itself is beautiful and I love it. The reason I'm giving it 3 stars is because it had a random metal tab in the groove of the base of the table where the legs join together. I couldn't get the base together because of that extra bit of metal and it required a metal file and some sketchy maneuvering to be fully assembled.  Which was a giant pain in the rear after a long day at work. But I guess you get what you pay for. It's still a pretty table though.