The shelf itself is quite nice once put together.  Most of the assembly was easy.  Two notes of caution to future buyers.  1) The wall anchors that come with the shelf to hang it are not rated for the weight of the shelf.  They stripped right out of the wall the first time that I hung the shelf. 2) The instructions are not particularly detailed.  Be careful to screw in the anchors that attach directly to the shelf itself with the flat side facing the wall.