My husband tries to avoid DIY for very obvious reasons. He insisted I share his pain and hold bits while he attempted to attach them with screws. I kid you not it took 4 hours to put together. I think it is classy and absolutely beautiful, although I now realise that the grandchildren will have a whale of a time using the swivel. Three hours in we realised that it would have been better to hide the leads before attaching the grill at the back. My husband is not happy that the grill sticks out a bit from the back and suggested redrilling the holes ( I couldn't print my reply). Nobody is going to see behind the stand and our 49 inch T.V. looks great on it. The perfect fit. The high polish black surface shows up finger marks  but cleans easily and there is no need to touch it really as we have remote control which works through the doors of the cabinet. All in all a great purchase. Love it!