BEAUTIFUL VERY WELL MADE..ASSEMBLY TAKES TIME AND ATTENTION
My roommate and I just finished assembling this table. As others have written, it is beautiful, very well made, sturdy and heavy with the feature of underneath leaf storage if you desire to use it - we will be using the leaves always.
BUT...I sharply disagree with the comments that is easy to assemble. You can assemble it for sure although for a bit over $100 offers an assemblage service but it takes some time care. The manufacturer supplies the screws, wrenches, washers, etc. you must have in a small packet..dont lose them. LOOK FOR THE 1-SHEET DIRECTIONS...youll need it and it was missing from our order; I called the mfgr who promptly e-mailed it to me plus I found it on the Internet.
THIS IS IMPORTANT...the directions are NOT sufficiently explanatory. It is not easy to figure out how to take out the leaves assuming that you desire to-you have to figure it out but eventually you will. Just as important, if you assembling it with the leaves you will find it necessary to jiggle the leaves to get the built-in attachment screws to fit in the corresponding holes in the panels. The trick is NOT to try to jam or push hard..it wont work..you have to LIFT the black rectangle on the underside a TINY amount..in other words you cant jiggle from side to side, you must jiggle a tiny amount UP AND DOWN..that will get the screws of the leaves into the panel holes. So no, the assembly is not a piece of cake but it is doable (took us about l-2 hours total; were not all that adept at this stuff) and once completed youll have a beautiful and sturdy well-made piece of dining room furniture.
BEAUTIFUL VERY WELL MADE..ASSEMBLY TAKES TIME AND ATTENTION
My roommate and I just finished assembling this table. As others have written, it is beautiful, very well made, sturdy and heavy with the feature of underneath leaf storage if you desire to use it - we will be using the leaves always. BUT...I sharply disagree with the comments that is easy to assemble. You can assemble it for sure although for a bit over $100 offers an assemblage service but it takes some time care. The manufacturer supplies the screws, wrenches, washers, etc. you must have in a small packet..dont lose them. LOOK FOR THE 1-SHEET DIRECTIONS...youll need it and it was missing from our order; I called the mfgr who promptly e-mailed it to me plus I found it on the Internet. THIS IS IMPORTANT...the directions are NOT sufficiently explanatory. It is not easy to figure out how to take out the leaves assuming that you desire to-you have to figure it out but eventually you will. Just as important, if you assembling it with the leaves you will find it necessary to jiggle the leaves to get the built-in attachment screws to fit in the corresponding holes in the panels. The trick is NOT to try to jam or push hard..it wont work..you have to LIFT the black rectangle on the underside a TINY amount..in other words you cant jiggle from side to side, you must jiggle a tiny amount UP AND DOWN..that will get the screws of the leaves into the panel holes. So no, the assembly is not a piece of cake but it is doable (took us about l-2 hours total; were not all that adept at this stuff) and once completed youll have a beautiful and sturdy well-made piece of dining room furniture.