It took a couple hours but was not at all as difficult as other reviews made it sound.  I have put together many particle board items in the past.  The box it can in was damaged but the pieces were well packed with every space in the box filled with styrofoam.  There was one little scratch on a drawer front.  The directions are detailed and easy to follow, about 30 steps. Due to the comments about the drawers not fitting g correctly,  I was very careful to make sure everything was put together exactly centered in the holes.  I even measured all the drawer tracks.  Some of the drawers didn’t close all the way so I switched them around a little and they all eventually fit.  If I wasn’t able to get them to fit, there is a way to adjust the drawer fronts but I didn’t get to that point. The drawers slide nice and I like that it came with an adjustable wall anchor to prevent tipping.