I love this fireplace! I agonized endlessly before I finally made the purchase, but I'm so glad I decided to commit. The fireplace arrived in 3 carefully packaged (though quite heavy) boxes. The instructions didn't include written info, only pictures, but they were extremely easy to follow. Each piece was labeled with a number so it was actually quite straight forward to assemble. I assembled it on my own but of you aren't comfortable with flat box furniture, a second set of hands would be great. I was impressed by the quality and I'm in love with the final piece.