It was generally easy to put together - my fiancé and I tag-teamed it and the whole thing took a little over an hour. My three stars are because of the quality. The wood is good enough, but a drawer fell apart after only a month and we had to jump through hoops with Wayfair and the manufacturer in order to get a replacement. We finally got it and everything is working fine right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if another drawer falls apart during its lifetime.