I had to write this review because this table has received so many positive reviews. Basically, you pay for what you get - the table looks cheap in person. In all the photos it looks great, and from afar in my living room it looks fine. But up close, it is obviously cheap veneer. The corners are really what gives it away, they are unnaturally sharp for what you would expect with wood. I have banged against the corners several times and get bruises on my legs. I definitely wouldn't recommend if you have small children. The corners and edges are also lined in a way that makes them look cheap and glued together. In hindsight I wish I would have paid a little more for a nicer table.