Frenchi Home Furnishing Round End Table - 24 Inch Espresso Wood Nightstand with Storage Shelf | Perfect for Living Room, Bedroom & Office Accent Furniture

This chess table looks beautiful and sturdy. Many reviews indicate bad quality, but when you like something, you'll naturally give it some benefit of the doubt and find good reviews...and there are some.I took a chance. First one received everything is perfect, then one of the drawer's (wooden) rail to assist with sliding fell out of place. It was hard enough to put it back without some creative handy work (or good gluing). I ended up sending it back. The second one from Amazon has a huge brown brush marking on the imprinted chess board that was approximately 8 inches long. So I returned it to Amazon again and received the third one! This time no problems after putting it together.I've uploaded some pictures. First picture shows the table with two drawers open. The second shows the two drawers. The third show what I put as cushions to avoid scratching the hardwood floor. The two-tiered center leg is wide and quite sturdy on hard surface, but I think on thick and plush carpet the table should still hold well.The chess board itself seem to be laminated. My boys played on it and made plenty of dent! The board looks terrible after one chess game. I strongly suggest those who expect kids to play on it to apply a clear coat of paint to minimize markings.Despite the build issues with the product and the fact that I spent a lot of time dealing with re-packaging and returns, I give it high mark for its beauty and sturdy design (after assembly).UPDATE: bought another one - still thought it could be a very nice table and the price was right. 2nd time was the charm - table went together easily and is very nice for the price. The instructions are still awful, but after trying to put this together once, the 2nd time was much easier. Recommend if you are familiar with putting stuff together. If you are not experienced, spend more elsewhere, the instructions are still awful.. step 1, step 2, step 4... still no step 3.....The table itself would be nice if the quality was decent. The pedestal stand bolts to the top by screwing into metal "grommets". However the grommets were stripped out and the top would not attach tightly. The top came off the 1st time we used the table!! The instructions are a joke - there are washers and lock washers included in the packaging, but they are not mentioned in the instructions. In fact the instructions are all pictures, no words and goes from step 1 to 2 to 4!!!On the plus side the table FEELS heavy and might be OK if the grommets seat and the pieces lock together tightly. Glue would certainly help as would instructions written by someone who completed the 4th grade.This piece is attractive however its construction is of the cheapest quality. Hardware was missing for assembly but there was enough available to complete the job. With the Amazon card discount the total cost was $31 and change. This was an acceptable price for me and certainly would not have paid over $40 for this piece. In summary, it is an attractive piece at a distance but very poor quality materials so search for some sort of discount to mitigate buyers remorse. Caveat Emptor!The product that arrived was square, not round, there is a large turned center post instead of legs, and it has a crack in it. I decided to keep in anyway, because I needed a game table and I can live with it.Since this was my first time buying furniture from amazon.com, I was curious to see how it would turn out. Any worry I had was needless. The table arrived in a timely manner and in good condition. It took between 30 and 60 minutes to assemble, but I have lousy tools and I'm not very good at using them. Someone with better tools and more skill could assemble it in 15 minutes, I think. In any case, it was easy to assemble. And the table looks sharp! It is a solid, sturdy piece, and I know it'll last for years.The product was packaged very nicely I thought. Plenty of protection for the table. It was shipped very quickly, and questions were answered timely. It's a beautiful table, looks great in our living room. Very easy to assemble. We are very happy.Would be nice for the price, if it came without blemishes. Bought directly from AMAZON and had to return because of two conspicuous defects/blotches on the chessboard. Also came without most of the screws/bolts, washers and Allen wrench. Received a duplicate bag of doorknobs and associated screws (4 doorknobs for 2 drawers). Someone must have put the wrong bag of screws in. Could have made do but specific sized bolts are necessary to attach the chessboard. Wanted a replacement but AMAZON now does not carry it! Ordered it again through Wayfair. Hopefully, it will comes intact, without blemish all the parts included. If not, I may have to return it yet again, as one of the others reviewers had to.Nice table overall, however the wrong screws were sent for the drawer handles. The overall look and feel is about what I expected - reasonably sturdy and good looking.