The smell is pretty strong. Took my husband and me about 1.5 hours to build it up. Would have been faster. But the door was a bit tricky to attach. Lots of space inside and it looks simple but nice. So that’s great! And it’s perfect for small nyc apts. I would give it 4.5. The smell and tricky door attachment were the only problems. But the smell hopefully will go away and once you get the doors attached, it’s a pretty amazing cabinet. Totally recommend.