I absolutely LOVE this island. 
I was worried after reading reviews previous to purchasing that this was going to be a nightmare to put together... but it took me longer to unbox everything and lay it all out than it did to build it. 
I actually thought it was a fun build...However I might add that I am a 59 year old woman that has been building cubicles since I was 21.
I do suggest that when you turn the island top over to start building the island .... that you use one of the pieces of styrofoam that was used to pack the island top as a cushion to work on. It protected the top a lot better than a piece of cardboard or a blanket would.