This nightstand came in a giant box, fully assembled (except drawer handles) and is a very nice piece. The drawers slide in and out very smoothly on tracks and it is overall an excellent buy. I deducted one star as there is a small scratch on one side, and the plastic piece to protect corners on the bottom (which seems to be permanent) was slightly disfigured on ours and needed some trimming. That said I would still highly recommend as it is a handsome, fully assembled piece of furniture that I am sure we'll have for years.  FYI we bought to go with the Dombroksi Upholstered Platfrom Bed by Mercury Row and they coordinate really well together. Both the legs on the bed and the nightstand are black, but not severe and show as more of a dark gray which is exactly what we wanted.