The table was just as expected, however the assembly was made difficult because either the top or the shelves were out of square & it was difficult to screw the shelf in place. Assembly was completed exactly as the directions indicated but the dowl rods kept breaking off. I had to improvise & constuct new rods in order to complete assembly. After all this hassle it turns out the top was gluesd & nailed 1/8" out of square which thru all of the assembly out of square. Also the finished top had something embedded & marring the finish.