I saw all the reviews that this was tricky to build but took a chance on it anyways, and the reviews were not kidding. I would say that my roommate and I are pretty well versed in building furniture and pretty handy, but the instructions really don't explain exact orientation well so we had to undo a bunch of steps a couple of times. The magnet at the top also seems like it's at an odd position where it required a lot of effort and tries to get it to stick to the door magnets. We were also very careful in making sure everything was aligned, but the left top door does not sit flat so it scrapes against the top every time it is opened.