Ditto everyone's comments that assembly is not for the faint of heart.  Step 1, disassemble the brackets for the drawers..... if you miss this step and try to drill the holes, they will not align.  Since the instructions are only pictures, step 1 was easy to miss.  There are little levers on each metal bracket that you push to release the extension rod.   Once extension rods are removed the holes line up perfectly.  Once past this step, assembly went okay, but still took time.  I like that the top does not look fake. I also had my own tools for screwing in bolts.  I could not even imagine using the small hex key and screwdriver provided.  Otherwise, I'm satisfied for the money.