Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After reading the reviews I was a little concerned and almost didn't purchase it. Some of the concerns were that you could walk into IKEA and purchase it cheaper (well, I don't live near an IKEA) so that wasn't really a problem, another concern was that it wouldn't hold up very well (I can safely say that my 4 year old daughter and 7 year old {he has non-verbal classic autism and is very rough on things} have been using it for several months and we haven't had a problem, my son has jumped on is, my daughter sits on the table...still good), the last big concern was that it "looked cheap or boring" (I saw that someone stained theirs a dark brown color and inspiration struck, we had tons of fun decorating ours)! If you're reading all the reviews and second guessing yourself, let me put your mind at ease; 1.) If you live near an IKEA, buy it there. If not, maybe that's why you're here. BUY IT! 2.) It holds up really well, my kids are tougher on things than most and they use it everyday, still looks brand new. 3.) If you don't like the way it looks, spice it up, we painted on it with our hands and feet, then I sealed it so they could use it for all kinds of activities. We love it, and I get lots of compliments on it when people walk in the house.