I love this dining table! We like simple and minimal furniture thats still functional so this works out great. We keep it without the leaf so it doesnt take up too much space and when we have more guests over, we pull up a bench and it becomes a table for 6. Weve had 7 people eat at this table with a full spread on it and it was still comfortable. Ours came in with a few scratches on the side and on the side of the leaf, but its not extremely visible so Im not upset about it. The leaf function is easy and quick to install and uninstall. The line in the middle of the table is actually not noticeable if you dont know its there - all of our guests have been surprised that this table expands.