The box is EXTREMELY heavy and difficult to manage into one's home if by your self.

Opening the box (that was glued very well on all sides) took quite some time to get into.  

Once open, I was not expecting the "wood" table top to actually be a wood grain coating (perhaps that info is in its description and I overlooked it)- but it's actually ok for me since it seems a bit more protected from spills and damage since it's not actually wood.  

A little time consuming for one person to put together but not difficult, I put it together by myself.  

All in all- I love it!  Extremely sturdy and the color turned out to be more taupe then grey, which again, works for me.