I was very hesitant to order "assembly needed" furniture, but I couldn't be happier with these tables.  The only assembly is screwing the legs in and adding the drawer pull with one screw.  They are very, very sturdy and don't look cheap at all.  They actually look better than some tables I considered at the furniture store, but didn't want to pay nearly $300.00 for an end table.  The tables are tall enough to look right with my sofa, where the expensive ones at the store would have been too short.  Bottom line, these are beautiful tables and I am extremely happy with them!