I love this dining set because of the stained tabletop and chair seats and the rest is gray. It matches my cabinets and the rest of my furniture. The chairs are very sturdy and comfortable. The table has a leaf that is attached but is kept under the table top. It is a little tricky  attaching the table top to base the way the directions tell you to. We put the table top on the floor and then put the 4 large screws from the base in the holes and turned table over.