I am in love with this table.  Seems very sturdy and love the thickness of the table top.  I was able to assemble the table by myself.  I followed the instructions until I found it difficult to secure the table top by going under the table so I took the top piece and rails off, assembled, and then reattached to the side legs.  For now, using chairs we already had where the seat is 28.5 inches off the ground and they feel a bit too high for the table so looks like I will new to buy new :)