Assembly of this item was very difficult.  The directions are in pictures only and are very difficult to interpret.  Also had some issues with quality of materials.  For example, the top of the stand has two places where assembly caused it to round/have slightly raised bumps.  These are not immediately noticeable, but disappointing considering price was nearly $500.  Once assembled, looks nice in our space.  Be sure to measure height because it was slightly lower than we expected.