This is a nice quality, good-looking piece of furniture that came well packaged (along with some hilarious tips about how to recycle said packaging -- "build a fortress! chop into coasters!). It was kiiiiinda tricky to put together at one particular juncture, but mostly was straightforward enough. DEFINITELY need two people. As for the piece itself, it looks beautiful in our kitchen and provides lots of storage space and a chopping surface, etc.