I got two of these for the winter holiday season of 2012 as spare bar and snack tables for our parties, etc. They are nice. They look pleasant enough for plastic (black, slightly rough surface) and metal (gray painted aluminum, I think), they stand well and are stable when opened up, and being resin/plastic they are not easy to damage with spills and spots. I use one right now for an Aero-Garden in a corner of a room so that I don't worry about water damage on any other table and the other was eSee full review