Crown Mark 24x12x24 Inch Brown Side Table - Small End Table for Living Room, Bedroom, or Office - Perfect for Holding Lamps, Books, and Decor

As a warning to other shoppers interested in this table and similar items. I purchased this from one of the sellers listed as alternatives in the listing. Unfortunately, when I checked the Amazon Marketplace, I discovered that that seller had only a 78% positive rating and was not one that I'd have chosen if I'd had gone into the marketplace and looked at the ratings. Complaints were various including delivering the wrong item, delivering damaged goods, late delivery and poor customer service. Their BBB record was quite similar. Despite all that, my table arrived well within the time alotted by Amazon and was in good condition.It should be noted that the table and shelf are partical board with a wood veneer. It is not dificult to drive a screw into. I bought two of these and only one of the seven screws proved to be difficult to drive. Being partical board, it is fairly easy to strip out the screw hole by over tightening so I'd not recommend predrilling the shelf unless one of the screws proves to be difficult to drive.It is the shelf and those four screws that add strength to this table. I'd highly recommend NOT following the suggestion of several other reviewers of skipping the step of screwing the shelf to the legs. Those screws are critical to the structure of the table. It is necessary to tighten them sufficiently that there is no movement of the shelf when you attempt to push it out of position.When properly assembled, this table is quite strong. I sat on it with my 150 pounds and rocked back and forth on the table with no evidence of structural weakness. Given the structure of the legs, I was surprised at the strength of this table.As with all items assembled with multiple fasteners, it is a very good idea to move from fastening point to fastening point and slowly tighten each fastener a bit more each time. This allows the table to settle into an arrangement that provides the greatest strength to the table.As reported, this table is quite small, but it is perfect for an end table used to hold a lamp and providing a place to put drinks. Given the one foot width of the table and its' height, I'd be sure to place where there is little likelyhood of bumping into it and knocking it over.This is a very good little table and well worth the very low asking price. It is both good looking and surprisingly strong. Highly recommend to those who need a small table and find it difficult to justify the cost of a real wood tables costing well over a hundred dollars.