I assembled mine with wood glue for all the wood pegs. As a result, its pretty sturdy. It arrived with minor scuffs in the thin laminate wood grain sticker, but they provide a black marker to cover up the blemishes which actually worked fairly well to hide them. I was disappointed with the range of motion in the lift top mechanism. It doesnt come up and out enough and I find that in order to use this as a surface to eat from, I have to sit on the edge of the couch. A better mechanism would have longer arms and come up and toward you farther. Also, the lift top mechanism blocks access to the center cubby from the couch, so you cant keep anything in that section that youd want to get to when seated. To get to anything in there, youd have to have the top raised and then get up to grab whatever it is you need and then sit down. Not a big deal, but something that could have been avoided if this were designed with a little more consideration to the end user. Assembly was pretty straightforward and wont be difficult for anyone whos assembled boxed furniture with those camlocks before. Oh, and one more minor disappointment, the three cubbies underneath are not large enough (height or width) for those collapsible fabric storage cubes, so if you want to store anything under there and keep it tidy, youll need to take measurements and find some wicker baskets or trays or something.
Good for the money, but not great overall
I assembled mine with wood glue for all the wood pegs. As a result, its pretty sturdy. It arrived with minor scuffs in the thin laminate wood grain sticker, but they provide a black marker to cover up the blemishes which actually worked fairly well to hide them. I was disappointed with the range of motion in the lift top mechanism. It doesnt come up and out enough and I find that in order to use this as a surface to eat from, I have to sit on the edge of the couch. A better mechanism would have longer arms and come up and toward you farther. Also, the lift top mechanism blocks access to the center cubby from the couch, so you cant keep anything in that section that youd want to get to when seated. To get to anything in there, youd have to have the top raised and then get up to grab whatever it is you need and then sit down. Not a big deal, but something that could have been avoided if this were designed with a little more consideration to the end user. Assembly was pretty straightforward and wont be difficult for anyone whos assembled boxed furniture with those camlocks before. Oh, and one more minor disappointment, the three cubbies underneath are not large enough (height or width) for those collapsible fabric storage cubes, so if you want to store anything under there and keep it tidy, youll need to take measurements and find some wicker baskets or trays or something.