I wanted to increase the available space in my bedroom, and eliminate the large surface area and drawer of a regular nightstand - because in my case they both tend to fill up with clutter very fast. I call the nightstand drawer 'the put it here for now drawer', but most other people would probably refer to it as their bedroom junk drawer.
I didn't post a picture of this, it looks exactly like in the details picture, which is a big plus considering many of the sellers here on Amazon.
It went together fast, easy, all the required parts were in the box, everything fit correctly. NO instructions necessary, took less than six or seven minutes including unboxing it. AND AMAZON ASKS $49 FOR "EXPERT ASSEMBLY"? WHERE DO I SIGN UP FOR THAT JOB!
I needed something to place an alarm clock, some pill bottles, my phone, and a large glass of water on top of this table overnight. This table proves to be too unstable, and the glass of water spilled over after seemingly small movements and barely touching the stand on the first night of use. I tried to use a water bottle instead of a glass, but it fell of a couple of times when I brushed my hand against the table while replacing the bottle back onto the stand, after taking a drink in the wee hours o' the morning.
I tried putting it further away from the bed so my sheets or blanket would not hit the table when I flip over, (I toss and turn a lot at night) but had to reach farther away and be cautions not let my hand brush against the stand or the water would spill and the pill bottles and would fall over and roll off.
I can see this for someone who wants to use is for an alarm clock, phone charging/stand, a small lamp, a book or two and maybe a few other things. Or use it for a small end table for keeping remotes, phone, a small lamp. But not good for keeping or putting on top of it anything that might fall over when unbalanced.
Construction for the price point is decent, and it looks nice. You can tell the MDF/particle board whichever, or as their calling these now 'engineered woods' (sawdust and resin, and pretty soon they won't even be using the sawdust at all) is sturdier than most other low end furnishings in this price range.
I can't recommend it for what I needed it for, but it might work for you, but it is wobbly and any liquid in a drinking glass, or a soup bowl will likely spill over onto the table top and floor.
I will give it an overall 4 stars because I was already aware of the table's potential to wobble after reading comments and Q&A sections, and it was a little better than I expected but not as good as I needed it to be, so I took a chance. And I really didn't expect that I'd be getting a hand crafted 'MADE PRIMARILY FROM ACTUAL TREE WOOD' nightstand.
I'd like to keep it if I had a use for it, I've already printed the Amazon return label.