I wanted to love it.... but....
I was so excited to receive this coffee table.... I was expecting the wood to be rustic with possible knots and imperfections as stated in the description. However, I was not prepared to see a very large, completely open knot hole on the top of the table, where I can see clear through to my carpet. Such a bummer. I will now either return the item, or attempt to fill the knot hole, but neither solution is ideal. The table is pretty, but the wood feels extremely light weight, not very durable and there is no poly to protect it. If I end up keeping it, that is yet another step I will have to take for the table to last any length of time. The company has beautiful pieces, and I wanted to buy more from them, but sadly this was not a great first impression :(<br />**UPDATE** We ended up keeping the table and adding a few coats of polyurethane. The color is now darker but at least we can use it without staining it. As it settled in our home, a the ends of two boards have slightly popped up causing an uneven surface. You can tell they tried to fix this problem as there is a hammer dent on one of the boards. All in all, I’m adding a star for the uniqueness of the table, but wish there weren’t quality issues :(
Rating: 3 stars