I am between 3 stars and 5 stars for this coffee table. It could’ve been 5 if I had set it up correctly. It was the most frustrating thing to build, and I consider myself pretty competent with building and following directions. As shown in my photos, I didn’t use the stained side of the small pieces in the correct place. It didn’t tell you where to put them, as there are 4 of them it should’ve, so I guessed and put them on top. Little did I know the bottom pieces stick out like this. I put stain on it myself but since it is not wood the stain sunk right in and looks like this. I also somehow missed a peg and there’s no way to go back now, so I left it. I read the reviews and knew it would be difficult to assemble but didn’t think it would be this difficult. It looks nice despite the difficulties, perfect size for a small living room and doesn’t look cheap. I recommend it, but warn about lack of building directions.