It’s flatpack furniture, but better quality than most flatpack items. I read all the prior reviews noting how long people said it took to put together. My husband is very handy and it took him an hour. He unpacked all the pieces first and staged them in a different room, bringing them in as needed. Pay attention to the dowels, as there are two different sizes. It was well packed and Fedex was really nice about bringing it up my front steps. It has 3 small nick s in the finish but I can easily touch them up. I would buy this again.