The coffee table arrived pretty well packaged and without damage, even though the carrier struggled with its size and weight so much so that he tumbled the box to the door. The feet were no problem to install. Of course, we gave it a good dusting off, but it was hard to access the drawer openings where a lot of factory dust had accumulated. I found that the only way to get the drawers out was to unscrew the rails. There is no quick release latch. The drawers, by the way, are a little balky to use. The table is already very low and the pull is under the drawer edge. Once accessed, the mechanism gives some resistance at first, and releases at once, sometimes jumbling the contents.
The table looks quite nice. The top art is nicely colored and tasteful, but the walnut veneer leaves something to be desired. You'll notice in the first photo, my camera flash brought out the reddish hues in the wood nicely, but in normal room light, the finish looks very dark like in the second photo. The third picture illustrates this cloudy, dusty looking stuff that wouldn't come off with a dust cloth. The walnut veneer looks unfinished as though no polyurethane was applied. I really wanted to rub it with some mineral oil or something to give it at least a satin sheen. I would hate to think I needed to coat it with poly and leave it in my shop to dry and deodorize for several days. For the money I think I'm being fairly generous with four stars. It looks fairly nice and rounds out the space, which is primarily what we wanted. Recommended if you're comfortable with the shortfalls I mentioned.
