I wanted a glass table to balance out my darker color palette and this table looks great in my living room (I got the gold).  It was however, very challenging to put together because the directions not only had no words but the pictures made no sense.  It did not take long once we abandoned the ridiculous directions but it definitely takes two people.  I've only had it a couple of weeks but so far it seems pretty sturdy and the glass doesnt give off too much of that green hue that tempered glass tends to have (not sure if that's good or bad though!)  I love it for it's design and function - so far, so good.