This needs to come with a warning- hard as F to build. My husband and I nearly ended our marriage over the complexity of this. Mostly kidding but seriously- If ever I consider paying for assembly- it’s for this. It took about 4 hours, and all the blood, sweat and tears we had. It was just ALOT. Lots of screws, lots of pieces. And time consuming. We did it, and we love it don’t get me wrong- it’s great. But I would 100 percent pay for assembly unless you like to dedicate hours to building and hammering and hoping things slide into place just right.