It is a nice unit and good for the price. There were no written assembly  instructions, only one "exploded" view with numbering to indicate order in which to assemble the unit. The bottom shelf made up of slats was very poorly assembled so that it fell apart when trying to attach to the unit. Once disassembled, the slats were next to impossible to reassemble. We used a quick drying carpenter's glue to fix the slats in place, then proceeded to assemble the unit. We have a lot of experience assembling furniture.  Someone with less experience would find it difficult.