I must have looked at a million tables before deciding on this one. I really wanted a table that not only extended, but hid the extension leaf in the table itself, but most options were so expensive. This one is so well-priced it's almost shocking, but make no mistake it's a really sturdy, beautiful, well-built table. It's also way heavier than I was expecting, which is a good thing, but just note you'll probably need two people to carry the box. It was packaged very well so that even though there was damage on the outside of the box, there was no damage to the table itself. It's very easy to put together -- you just put the legs on (the extension is already built into the table itself, so it's ready to open as soon as you have the legs on). I went with the white table to brighten up my room and I'm glad I did -- it's a nice, shiny white that hopefully stands up to food and spills well. With the extensions open the table is very big and can easily fit 8 people without a problem.