Love this little chest! Though the directions say 2 people to assemble, I managed on my own just fine. I assembled all the drawers first and I am glad that I did because when I got to assembly of the side pieces, I used 3 drawers to support the side piece (placed on horizontally) until I could secure with the hardware.  (This step said 2 people required) I am a 53 yo female, with fibromyalgia, who has put many furniture pieces together over the years. This was one of the easiest pieces to put together!