I really waivered on ordering this. Was just not sure that the gray wood tone was going to work. The large sale last week convinced me to take a chance and so glad I did! The most difficult part of the assembly was getting the pieces out of the box! Instructions were easy to follow and all you are really doing is putting on the table and stool legs. This is a heavy well-made piece of furniture. I ended up not using this behind the couch as planned. It is on a bare wall adjacent to the couch. The room is an odd shape and interestingly this piece unexpectedly pulled this room's decor together! (Friends have credited me with a great sense of style and vision...when in reality it is a fluke!)