The bedroom set is much heavier and more solid than I had expected, which is good.  The night stands arrived each in their own heavy box - very well packed and also very heavy.  The delivery guys carried the boxes into the house and placed them in the hallway.  The homeowner has to unpack and take care of the packaging.  As I said, the pieces were very well packed with foam and cardboard.  The top and bottom of the night stands had wood-framed packaging to prevent any damage to the furniture during shipment.  The delivery driver said that I had 30-days to report any problems but there was no problem with the night stands.  The finish is beautiful.  It is supposed to be gray, but it has a tint of brown to it.  All of the drawers have sliders.  The only assembly on the nightstands were screwing on the feet.  Instructions were provided but really weren't needed.  Over-all it is a very nice set.  Glad we got it.