The table is a lot heavier than I thought. Very, very sturdy! It's even more beautiful in person. The assembly is fairly easy to put together, but you definitely need a strong person to do it. I just assisted my husband with holding parts. I had to have the FedEx guy drag the the box all the way inside cause it was pretty heavy. The only complain I have is that there were a couple of nicks on arrival. But they aren't too noticable.