Only part of this top moves, and that is the useful part. Of the 39.5 in x 23.5 in surface, a 17 in section lifts and travels up to 23.5 in, so the raised panel becomes a work surface at a comfortable height while the rest of the table stays put at 18 in as somewhere to leave a cup, a phone or a plate. It is a 2-in-1 arrangement in the literal sense: a coffee table and a work table at the same moment, not one converted into the other. Two details make the lifting mechanism worth trusting. Gas struts carry the panel through its travel so it neither drops nor fights back, and a cut-out handle is machined into the edge rather than screwed on, which means there is a defined place to grip and no protruding hardware to catch a knuckle on the way up. Closed, the tabletop is rated for 110 lbs, and beneath the lifting panel sits a spacious hidden compartment, and between it and the wide top there is genuine room for a laptop, cups, storage boxes and ornaments to be kept within easy reach or shut away out of sight. Structurally the frame runs on powder-coated metal tubes, a coating that resists chipping on the exposed legs of a table that gets knocked, and anti-slip foot pads sit under each tube to prevent scratches on the floor. The assembled table comes to 37.5 lbs in total. Finishes are Rustic Brown and White, and assembly is needed.