Kind of a pain to put together as there was no pilot holes in the wood for the screws to secure the wood table top to the metal legs. The legs where pretty beat up lots of paint chips , not a big deal for me as the table is going between my couch and wall. Pretty sturdy. It is REAL wood. And you can put together and not put the railing on top ( there will be holes in the wood BUT you could cover) although you have to make that choice prior to final assembly as the screws to attach the railing are Between the legs and the table top. there was spots on the wood that wasn’t varnished but visible I used a touch up marker to fix it. All and all not a bad buy.