This is a beautiful piece of furniture and we love the fireplace feature. It took me several hours to put it together but I did so myself without too much difficulty. The instructions should and some written references to help guide you in putting it together but it worked out fine. They did give extra parts for “just in case” , although I did not need them. The price was right and I feel it is worth it. 
My only negative for this item was that although everything was well packaged, there is a dent along the entire back of the fireplace. I hope that doesn’t shorten the life of it.