The ease of putting this together was great! I have put together many, many pieces of furniture from other companies.This was the easiest I have ever seen. Of course when my son stopped by he helped. Well, he did most of the putting together and I helped. But it was still easy! One little thing was one of the boards had a big chip out of the corner. But luckily it was covered when the top was put on so no having to wait for a replacement. I really do like it.