Assembly was not an issue. So many separate parts but easy to follow. It took me several trial and error to keep the doors from falling. And the back cover to align. Frustrating almost. I think its just the whole design. It is as pretty as pictured. Material is cheap. The dark espresso color does not help either. Got a couple of chipped marks after assembly. Nothing that a black marker cannot fix, right Quite on the dainty, fragile side. Definitely not for your teens and guys kinda shoe storage. In fact I am storing it for shoes I dont use often. Just dont wanna break that darn door. It is lovely, I would order it again. You decide a place for it and keep it there. Definitely have to take the shelvings out to relocate.