I love this piece. It came fully assembled, all I had to do was screw the legs into the pre-existing holes and it was ready to be used. My only word of caution, keep in mind the weight limit. My husband (who is 300+ pounds) likes to sit on this while he get dressed in the morning, and it was only a few weeks until he broke something in the top. So now there is a soft, saggy part. It isn't noticeable when looking at it, but if you sit on it or press on it, you can feel it. So don't expect to use this as a seat, unless you are under the weight limit. Otherwise, this is a solid piece of furniture that can surprising hold a lot a stuff. I put sheet and blankets in it.