We just bought a house and our living room is very small. I'm used to a fireplace mantle to display pictures but we don't have one now so I bought this! It is everything I wanted and more. I will stain top, shelves, and X's Kona by Rustoleum and paint the legs a chalky white...matches my rustic decor perfectly! Very solid piece that's ready to sand. Great quality for the price! My only complaint is that the 6 holes underneath the lowest shelf were stripped and the screws would NOT stay put. That's okay, called my father to bring some tools and we just made the holes in the little wooden piece a little larger with a drill so the screws could go in deeper. Otherwise, assembly was a dream. LOVE this table and plan on building a longer, similar one for the perpendicular wall as a TV stand. Buy this table!