You need a mounting tool and another tool to put it together that are in the instructions, but not included in the package. Had my friend do it for me and it took him 23 minutes to complete. Looks great, but I wish I had gotten the all black instead of black and off brown, it doesn't really look good material wise. Those are all the cons. 

Pros are, I haven't put my tv on it yet, but my cat LOVES it! It's a little shorter than I thought, but it is still very visually appealing while sitting on the couch. Photo coming soon.