Ameriwood Home Parsons Coffee Table, Espresso

It would be ok for a minimal use coffe table, but I use it to hold my plants instead, and I get much more positive use that way.

We bought this coffee table in December 2017 when my first child was a month old. We now have 4 children (7, 5, and 22 mo old twins). This table has taken a lot of abuse. We chose it because it is lightweight and easy to move around - if we want it for drinks it's pulled toward the couch. If we want a lot of floor space for the kids to play, we drag it off the carpet. My kids even regularly play "bunk bed" on it where one of my kids lies on the table with blankets and pillows...I bought this expecting it to last a year, maybe 2. I'm amazed how durable it has been.

When I moved into my first apartment many years ago, I built a coffee table out of flat rate shipping boxes, duct tape, and aluminum foil. It was lightweight, fairly sturdy, and actually pretty cool. It lasted a couple years. This DHP Parsons coffee table is one step up from that. It's basically made of stabilized cardboard or fiber board (Don't know the exact technical term). This is not a wooden table, it's a hollow fiberboard rectangle with hollow fiberboard legs. I've included photos so you can see the material underneath. My unit arrived with a minor dent on the underside, but I'm not going through the hassle of returning for a replacement because nobody can see that part anyway. This table has a very thin veneer that looks like dark wood, but any scratches will reveal the light-colored board underneath. It serves the need of holding cups, plates, a small plant or two, and other small items quite well. If your friend should sit on this table it would violently snap in half immediately, as it is not solid construction. It is PERFECTLY ADEQUATE for the purpose though, and I only gave it 4 stars because I located a cheaper table of similar construction at Ross, so I used to think this was a great deal but now it's only a fair one.

It seems this table is hit or miss. It is a hit for me. I got it in 2020, and put about 50 pounds of weight on it, which I move the table on one side or the other back and forth from time to time for 8-10 inches to access the back of an AVR receiver.It looks good, was cheap, and for me is durable.

As many have indicated, this is a decently cheap coffee table and the quality reflects the price and vice versa depending on how you're trying to decide what to buy. As a point of comparison, most wood tables (not a "wooden" outer layer type like this one) will run you over a hundred dollars depending on your tastes, etc..This particular table is not really truly made of wood...it's more accurate to say it's made of wood byproduct like cardboard and wood pulp. As a result, save for the outer layer you see there isn't a lot in way of durable material. And therein lies part of the problem a lot of people and myself have had in purchasing and receiving the table.Since the table really isn't solid - solid in the sense you'd feel comfortable pushing down on it full force with an arm or elbow - it's also prone to damage during transport. Normal shipping bumps that would otherwise perforate the shipping board (cardboard) can damage the legs in particular due to the way they're packaged. The legs in the package are placed on both ends of the box, so these bumps and blows are usually focused there resulting in having a leg or two that's had the outer layer knocked in or deformed.In terms of assembly, you don't need any tools. The legs have screws preset in them and the bottom of the table has premade screw holes. Grab a leg, screw it in by hand, and repeat three more times. If, on the off chance, one of the legs is damaged such that the screw on the end is off-center you should return it immediately for a replacement. Attempting to assemble the table with a leg in this state will result in the leg being off kilter and no good, or the screw coming loose from the leg itself in attempting to screw it in if there's too much to-and-fro motion.Regarding stability, I believe some of the complaints people have had with it being wobbly may have screwed a leg or two in too tightly or loosely, but not discounting the possibility of one of the leg ends getting damaged making it uneven. I placed this table in the living room on carpet, so stability isn't really an issue but others with wood flooring, etc. may have more complaints in that regard. I do not particularly recommend putting glasses on the table without a coaster of some sort if not only because if moisture were to seep into the table it would gradually turn the inner cardboard/pulp into mush - I'd dread to think what that might result in. As others have noted, it's also not a great idea to put more than maybe 20-30 pounds on the table at a time. Or at the very least, don't let someone slam a stack of textbooks on top of it.TL;DR: It's cheap but functional if you aren't particular about cosmetics - it looks and functions like a coffee table. There is a reasonable chance of it being damaged in transport due to the materials it's made of. If you want functional, more pristine cosmetics, and a longer term reliability; you should look elsewhere and expect to pay more for said table.

love this table

Do not buy! Great price but came damaged. Company said do not return so I listened and ordered replacement part which I did…over a month later and have not received. Don’t throw your money away.

I needed a coffee table about the hight of my bed to set a 32 inch ultra wide monitor on so I can get some work done while I'm bed at night. I needed something basic. The only thing that mattered to me was sturdy and level. This thing is both. It is as sturdy as many much more expensive tables I own and the legs are cut to precision so there is no wobble from being out of balance even on my bedroom hard wood flooring.Assembly took seconds. Screw legs in by hand. Done. Nice and tight fit. The wholes lines up perfectly.Best bang for the buck.