It was fairly easy to put together.  There is not enough distress to make the distressing look intentional and in a few places the wood on the legs is dented/chipping or not painted properly.  Rather than looking purposefully distressed it just looks as if the coffee table has been used for years. The only distressing on the top is around the edge which looks like wear.  I like the gray color - it is a warm gray (brownish tones) rather than a cool gray (blueish tones).  The drawers are a good size but there is no metal hardware for the opening and closing, just wood cutouts which make the drawers not slide smoothly.  I still love the look of the coffee table as long as I don't look too closely at the small imperfections.