Putting it together was a hassle - not a big deal in the long run. The most discouraging part was all the broken pieces. My husband had to glue a couple back together before I could assemble it. We finally got all the pieces to work but if you look closely at the finished buffet there are a lot of cracked pieces. The door hinges were also broken, not sure how we are going to fix those (they are these cheap little spring things). If it wasn't so big and such a pain to break down I would return it - LAST time I ever purchase furniture online!!!!