This piece comes completely separate, so expect to put it together, which I did and just had a bit of a struggle when "tying" it all together, I recommend having a rubber hammer near. LOVE how easy the sliding doors were to put in, thank you for newer design for those! The shelf seems to be a bit loose sitting but I haven't played w it to see if I can do anything to adjust it. I'm very happy with this one. It doesn't take up much room at all but is such an asset already, I feel less stress w kids n hubby leaving all their stuff on the floor in the entry way. There's room for 3 of us to sit on it if we wanted. Pad is very thick.