Update one year later - I still LOVE this table!!! Before we put it together, I took base to paint store and had them mix darker shade - and painted my kitchen cabinets with the color! Love it all! I love our new table! It is a beautiful softer color than I had expected/hoped - muted blue/green - and perfect against cottage/shore pastel wall paint. Great size, height and diameter (I was looking for 40" w o extension. Found it!) Hubby put together about 30 minutes - he's handy. Used both of us to turn it over when finished. Hubby said it was "pressed" wood or something, looks and feels like solid wood and we all LOVE it - even hubby. (Does not look like Target furniture, no hate!) It is heavy, solid, and absolutely brightens our kitchen. Sits five easily. *pedestal and legs are gorgeous, too. They don't get in our way, at all, and I'm tall and our teens a big. Happy Spring! Enjoy!!!