I was very intimidated when I opened the box and saw all the pieces. My first thought was, I will never be able to put this table together by myself. I let it sit for a couple of days. Finally, I decided to open the box,take the pieces out. As I began to take the pieces out, I was very overwhelmed because of the many pieces in the box. I took the directions out,began to sort the pieces the next thing I knew, I was putting the table together. The instructions were only pictures,but they were easy to follow. I took my time. It took about two hours to put together. That was because I was doing other things at the same time. I am very pleased with the finished product. I will submit a photo later.