I saw a lot of reviews complaining about how long it took to assemble these and initially wondered what all the fuss was about. The instructions seemed straightforward enough, but we somehow still managed put some parts together wrong and the door wouldn’t fit. After breaking it down and putting it back together three times, we finally got it right. Thankfully, the second nightstand took no time to assemble. Regardless of the assembly headache, they are beautiful and look so unique. The one thing we didn’t realize was that the door actually hinges up and down. It is not a drawer.