This console table was easy to put together, it took about 45 minutes from start to finish. Its quite sturdy  has a beautiful finish. I use it some small family pics  a few knick knacks. The only thing I did not like was there were two large holes near the bottom from insertion of the assembly hardware. The company provided cheap stickers to cover the holes. When its in lowlight you can barely see the difference in the stickers from the actual wood, but in bright light, sunlight etc...the stickers distract from the overall beauty of this table.