Easy to put together and very high quality. There was obviously a lot of thought put into this - most of the pieces can be flipped around, and the instructions make it very clear exactly how to assemble with no guessing. The estimated one hour set up time is legit! Also, I like that you have two options as to where to place the back wood piece and metal bar. We are using ours as a coffee/liquor bar and I am in love - one of my fave pieces of furniture in the house!