Husband put it together in about an hour (he's a speedy fella with such things, though). He said some of the holes were kind of off and we already have some peeling of the finish, so he used some stickers to hold it down (and they *don't* blend in). He also said the bracers under the shelves were of varying sizes so he had to hammer some in to fit. It does seem roomy. It ended up being shorter than I expected (I know, I know, read the specs). The height of the handles makes me feel kinda like a giant, and I'm 5'7".  There is definitely a lot of contrast in the wood tones (I was hoping that was just going to be the photos and not the actual product, but nah). It's not *great* but it'll do as a linen closet in our new house.