For the price, and knowing this is composite wood, one really can't expect much. With care these end tables can last. A good buy for one who needs something pretty to brighten a room at low cost until they can afford better, or are like me, and like to get new furniture and redecorate every few years... Expect there to be complications when putting these types of pre-manufactured items together... usually something doesnt always line up perfectly... but with patience and good attention to the instructions, I was able to put two together by myself. I would reccommend someone helps you, though. They stand pretty sturdy.... I have old original wood floors that are uneven and what-not, so it worried me when the table was wobbly when I first turned it over. Thank goodness, after I put the little sticker pads on the bottoms it became sturdy. I am actually using them as night stands in my bedroom. I prefer taller end tables to short night stands. Additionally, be careful when using drawers.... we are spoiled these days with drawer stops - to which these tables have none. I have, a few times already, pulled too far with my superwoman strength, and pulled the whole thing out, spilling all contents everywhere. Also, an old trick for wood drawers that are not on gliders.... rub the drawer guides with a candle.... the wax will help 'lube' the drawers for less sticking. It gets messy, candle wax shavings, so I recommend you do that outside. And I only recommend doing it when you have decided you want to keep the item. On the same note, the drawers are small. My tv remote is long and slender and it barely fits at an angle.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]