The top is darker than it looks in the original photo. The sides are not finished off well, and do not match the top pattern. We actually ordered to match our coffee and end tables and its too dark. It will serve its purpose though. 
It came in before its estimated delivery date and was fairly easy to put together. I did need an extra set of hands for the bottom shelf, and one of the guides was off center, but we still made it work. It only took about 15 minutes to put together, if that.
Overall, good value for the price, seems to be very well built, however I would have ordered another piece if Id known it was not as light as it looked.