The table is solid, it looks nice, and the lift mechanism works well. I can lift the top up with a cup of coffee on it without worrying that it’s going to spill or fall over. I also love the size of the table. It’s rather large and can easily be used as a desk or ‘dining’ table, and could easily fit a game of Catan. However, the ‘wood’ on the bottom layer and in the shelves/drawers looks like a cheap laminate. The stain on the top looks obviously brushed on, and (I may have set it up wrong) but the locking mechanism doesn’t work. Overall, I’m happy with my purchase. The table functions well and looks great in my room. I’ve included pictures of the table in both positions, a close up of the colors on the top and the cheaply brushed ‘wood’ of the drawers. The book on my table is the illustrated Prisoner of Azkaban and for scale it is 10.5x9x1. The cat is 4mo, not cat-sized, and May make items appear larger than they truly are.