I was surprised to find out that this night stand came almost entirely assembled! I did not expect it, since it said assembly required. The only assembly required was the installation of the handle and the USB ports. Since I assumed the whole stand would have to be built, I hired a building service through Handy here on site, but he ended up only having to install the above. It wasn't his fault at all, but are things I could have easily done myself, so I wish I knew that in advance. Still though, as a piece of furniture, it's gorgeous, the drawer slides fantastically, and there's so much more space up top than you think. I'm having trouble finding things to put inside the top slot! Overall, I highly recommend this night stand.