The table looks gorgeous but is not super functional. As others have stated, it has large gouges and blemishes to give it a distressed look. However for a dining room table this collects food. It's also quite rough if you're going to be doing any writing or games. The assembly is fairly straightforward but the wood is a bit soft. Even using a low torque setting on my drill several screws pulled too deep into the wood. Some of the chair pieces also came with large splits which required a discussion with support to replace. I'm not sure at all how they even passed a visual factory inspection. Finally, this table and chairs are for sale at several other distributors for significantly less. Wayfair is selling a set of two chairs for $240 while other retailers are selling them for about $150 under a different name. Overall this table is fine, but it's most certainly not a family dining table for everyday use.