This table is great. I bought it as a small meeting table for my office. I am considering buying another one for my home. The top has a great texture. It's smooth and "solid" feeling. It almost reminds me of quartz or something. I've only had it for a week but have gotten plenty of compliments. The size is PERFECT! 36" tables were too small to allow multiple laptop users to work on it. The 44" was too big for my office. So, the 40" size of this table was exactly what I needed.