This is a beautiful piece.  Took my hubby and I 2 hours to put together from opening the box to putting in place.  Our only issue was that we had a moment of panic because the pieces were mislabeled.  The #3 pieces were in a plastic bag labeled #2.  Make sure you check that the sticker number on the pieces matches the plastic bag they are in.  But all in all we took our time and it was fairly easy to assemble.  You definitely need 2 people though.  We really love it.