This coffee table is perfect, it is a bit darker than the picture but not much...I had read previous reviews so I knew this prior to ordering and it is exactly what I expected.  It shipped quickly, was easy to assemble and feels very high end.  In fact I happened to see a knock off at a discount retail store today for nearly the same price and it was not NEARLY as nice as this one.  The top is substantial and the frame is just beautiful.  My living room looks like something out of a magazine!