The assembly was easy BUT there was a piece stapled to the tabletop that was glued on. It came off so I had to cut the protruding staples and glue the piece back on so that the piece would lie flat and fit. For a wood piece there should have been a screw that went through the attachment piece instead of glue. I'm not confident that this will be a dependable piece to hold a plant & unfortunately that's why I bought it!