I settled on this table because my husband liked it more than the mid century modern￼ look. Took about 3 hours for two people who aren’t handy to put together. Look wise it’s beautiful, practical wise I wouldn’t recommend. If you actually eat at your table every day you will need place mats because it soaks up any residue that gets on the table top, and you can’t use chemicals to clean it. If you have a cat with sharp nails I also wouldn’t get this table. Our cats love to lay on the table and when we startle them or if they chase each other it leaves scratch marks on the table top even if they barely glade across it. I can not imagine having children and this table lasting. Over all it’s a beautiful sold wood big table that would be great for show or maybe a large two sided office work space, but for it’s actually job of being a dining table I do not recommend.