I paid extra for this piece because it states "easy assembly." It even states this on the instructions (which had 7 steps) I was assuming it went together with just a few pieces and a dowel-like situation. Low and behold, upon opening the box, this is just as much of a pain as any piece of furniture that comes shipped in a small box. There was screws of different sizes and a bunch of pieces. It was made of metal and cheap fake wood although the pictures look as if the whole piece is wood. Sending back ASAP.