This is a particle board and it came damaged; the top pieces for the coffee table and one of the end tables. I am giving it three stars only because wayfair (thank you) is sending a replacement. The design is not very intuitive which in turn extends the assemble time; you will spend a few hours putting this set together. The gray color is a very thin paper pasted onto the particle board. It does look good, and it's really sturdy once pieced together. I would not recommend this coffee table set!