You have to follow the directions to a T to put this together, but it is totally worth it. The drawer is the hardest part and still rubs up against the top, for some reason, but not terribly - it works just fine. The one major suggestion I would make would be for the manufacturer to make one of the towel bars with a removable end so you could put paper towels on it. As it stands, both towel racks are stationary, so you can only put dish towels on them. The resulting cart, however, is extremely sturdy, being totally made of hardwood and not particle board, and it holds a lot! We purchased the natural wood cart with the solid wood top, and the wood grain is lovely.