I am very pleased with the look and quality of the table. In fact, I bought two of the companys end tables as well. Since I was putting the table together by myself, attaching the bottom shelf is difficult. Trying to hold the shelf and screwing into the legs, can scratch and do other damage. I found that by stacking a bunch of towel (or somehting soft) from the table top to the level for the shelf (remember table is upside down) ; the shelf was secure as I continued the assembly. This is especially true when assembling end tables. Also, as someone else noted with the end table shelf, do not tighten the screws for the legs . When you are matching the holes in the shelf with the holes in the legs, you need the give and take to secure the shelf. After the shelf is attahed, you the tighten all the screws.
Hint for attaching bottom shelf
I am very pleased with the look and quality of the table. In fact, I bought two of the companys end tables as well. Since I was putting the table together by myself, attaching the bottom shelf is difficult. Trying to hold the shelf and screwing into the legs, can scratch and do other damage. I found that by stacking a bunch of towel (or somehting soft) from the table top to the level for the shelf (remember table is upside down) ; the shelf was secure as I continued the assembly. This is especially true when assembling end tables. Also, as someone else noted with the end table shelf, do not tighten the screws for the legs . When you are matching the holes in the shelf with the holes in the legs, you need the give and take to secure the shelf. After the shelf is attahed, you the tighten all the screws.