After a long day of assembling living room furniture it was time to do this shelf. I opened and prayed “please be easy”. This shelf just opened like a book no assembly required. It’s sturdy and inexpensive. I wish the slats were a little closer so that I could put smaller knickknacks on it (seems since the shelf is small you should be able to). Still giving 5 stars because if you are going for the boho look at a very reasonable price you should buy this.