This table is beautiful. Solid construction, heavy, lifts work well and close snugly to the table base. The surface of the table is one solid piece that should easily take stain or paint, no holes or wood filler in sight. This was purchased as a replacement for another child's table we had that broke; that set had more than a dozen discolored spots on the table where wood filler was pieced in and the legs were rickety. No such issues here. Lovely!