Just finished putting this together. I always need time to adjust to new things so I haven't had it long enough to try it out and love it yet. Assembly took my husband and I a few hours. There are a lot of parts and hardware but it is fairly straight forward. The holes for the wooden dowels were larger than the dowel so they fit in very loosely.  Normally you have to push or tap in with a hammer but that was not the case here. My husband knew to only insert them half way despite the loose fit and despite the fact they could have been pushed in further. Overall this suits my space and looks great.