This unit looks good and is sturdy. It was the perfect size we needed for an empty corner. It was easy to put together, HOWEVER, the instructions are one dimensional line drawings with no words at all.  My husband is a cabinet maker and is used to screwing shelves together. But even realizing the screw holes in the pictures were very important to note, we still got the whole shelf put together with the end pieces facing the wrong way. It took us about 4 hrs to put together by the time we figured that out then had to unscrew everything and start over.  But it was very easy both times.