Taking all of the poles out of the box looks very intimidating! It actually was not too hard to put together, especially with two people! Looks just like it does in the picture and I absolutely LOVE it!

Only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because while it is sturdy and I am not nervous about it breaking, by shaking the poles it does wobble a bit more that I would have expected. I really don't think that it is anything to worry about though!