Overall, I made this work. Many pieces and I thought of returning but too much hassle to repackage and ship back. Some of the slots did not line up properly so I had to remove a couple of the dowels to make it all fit. I am a 59 year old woman and was able to put together solo after many days and some frustration. Some of the pieces had scratches which I covered up with a black marker. It does look good when complete and in spite of the issues  I am thinking of ordering another one for the other corner in the room to balance it out