The assembly was easy enough. You need two people when putting the top on. I ended up scratching the side because I tried to do it myself and it is very heavy and very large. I took off a star because the hinges on the doors were meant to be adjustable but two of the hinges were stuck when I tried to adjust them. Fiddling with the hinges took longer than it took to assemble the tv stand because the hinges were faulty. I did eventually get them to adjust so that the doors were hung properly, I just wish it wasn’t such a hassle. What is nice about the hinges are that they are soft close hinges, so as long as you don’t slam them, they will slowly close with a light shut. I would recommend getting some cabinet door bumpers to put on the inside of the doors in case they are slammed.