This is a really stunning piece of furniture.  I didn't pay attention to the reviews when my husband and I bought this for his office, so when it was delivered and the the deliverymen told me it was about 300 lbs. between two boxes I was stunned.  And when we tried to put it together, it was really overwhelming.  I'm normally very good at putting stuff together but this one stumped me.  Just a lot (a LOT) of pieces, and a good chunk of them aren't labelled.  I drove a few hours away for business one day, and when I got back I found out that my husband had hired a handyman to put it together instead of trying to do it himself, and it had taken the handyman nearly eight hours to do it.  But the finished piece is absolutely beautiful.