I absolutely love the table, I have never put one together and had no problem with it. First mark all the pieces by number in the order of installation and it worked out just great. The color I ordered was dark espresso brown and it is more of a black with a touch of brown and not a brown with a touch of black. It is a lot darker than shown but that was great. It will fit in nicely with my living room decor. I would recommend this product.