Caspian Lift Top Coffee Table with Storage & Shelf - Espresso, Walnut, Oak, White (Walnut) by Right Deals UK

Easiness To Assemble (2/5) -• SHOULD be logical and easy to assemble, but the well labelled pieces and passable (but sadly pictographic) instructions were insufficient for an easy assembly.• This would be very difficult to assemble with one person. Two people was challenging enough.Sturdiness (3/5) -• The main table (storage area and lower shelf) and legs feels relatively stable.• The chipboard/MDF (?) is of a decent thickness to withstand a fair bit of weight and pressure.• Until every last screw is in, it’s a pretty precariously held together structure, for obvious reasons, but I’ve had more sturdy furniture where the legs and pieces didn’t flop around during building even after being screwed in.• The top raising portion works, it comes up pretty easily, it functions unilaterally and each side wants to go at its own speed/angle when lifted, two hands to raise and two hands and a foot to put it down since it slides on hard surfaces.Value for money (4/5) -• Honestly, for what you pay, you get your moneys worth. It’s cheap, it’s cheerful, if you manage to put it together properly you’ll get a functional, mildly flawed coffee table turned desk/dining table for 2.• It was delivered superbly, fast (well before expected) and in good condition.

There is no way it is worth the RRP though. No way. For 50 quid it's reasonable, but the lift top is not sturdy or quality enough for the 100 or so they say the RRP is.It was a fiddle to get the screws into place with regard to the runner along the inside but that was likely due to my partner putting the top on first as that didn't help (I got home to find him swearing at it) Once done it's a nice looking table. It is easily scratched though and it's just typical flat pack so not solid wood like most tables worth over 100 quid are. (I have become one of those "use a coaster!" types due to being scared of scratching the top)You need to hold the lift top by both ends when opening it as it is a quite wobbly on the way up and down (hence my "no way is it that much money" comment as anyone with the audacity to charge that much for a table with a flimsy lift top is taking the mick). If the lift top was more sturdy I think it would have had top marks but I am genuinely scared it's just going to bend off one day. Otherwise, great looking addition to our lounge. Love the deep colour of the unit too. Plus it looks good quality (as long as you don't try and lift the top up)

Great coffee table and very practical for smaller living spaces as it's ideal for couch dining. Instructions start great but lack in detail in the later steps. Please see 3 points that are unclear in the manual but crucial to solidly construct this table.1. After the base is completed (all four corners with bottom and middle shelves). You'll need to build the rectangle that sits atop the middle shelf. On the inside this will later hold the construction to lift the tabletop. Make sure that on every one of these four panels, the larger holes face INWARD before screwing it into the four corners.2. When fixing the metal spring-lifts to the tabletop, make sure to check which holes will later need to be attached to the inside of aforementioned rectangle. Note that the small holes will need to face OUTWARD.3. Finally, in order to assemble the final product, get a second person to slowly lower the tabletop with spring-lifts into rectangle. See if you can see the tiny holes on the inside of the rectangle on beforehand because if you can't, you have to turn one 180 degrees. When you can see the tiny holes, start screwing from behind one by one.

3.5 stars.The storage element of the table is fantastic. I mean you can hide away remotes, console controllers, 3D glasses and so on, so for that A BIG FAT 5!I'd say the build is good, it feels very solid and heavy, I'm know I could stand on it without a worry, and I'm heavy. It's even came with brackets to secure the legs to the base shelf underneath, which I felt was maybe overkill, but it all adds to the strength. I'd give the build quality 4.It came well packed and instructions were straight forward (it isn't hard to build, as long as you make sure you have the two main sections the right way up).I was really pleased with it once I'd built it, I looked at it and thought 'yeah, looks great, I like it!'.I did think the hinges where hydraulic, but it's just a simple hinge with no resistance, if you let it go when closing it would just slam close. The description never said that they were in anyway hydraulic, so my bad. When opening/closing you do really need to use two hands.So what's the problem.......well it's the veneer, it's just too easy to damage. I've had the table just over a month, and there's a big chip out of one of the legs at the bottom and lots of little chips and scratched on the table top. I'm not sure how or when these happened (maybe cats..only thing I've been able to come up with, shame to blame the cats, I don't think it was them), but it can't have taken much, it's not even a busy household. So now up close I'm just disappointed, I think of how much I paid, and I think I'm wishing I'd spent a little more money on something a litter better materials wise.Maybe they just need to use a thicker or harder veneer.Someone in another review mentioned that the corners are sharp, and I can tell you they are! I went to move the table and sliced my finger open pretty badly, so just to be aware.So, it still looks great until I get up close, practicality wise it's perfect, I'm sort of between a 3 and a 4 star rating. I think I'd go with 3.5.