I bought 4 of these, and created sort of an assembly line to put them together as quickly as possible. A little tricky getting my bearings at first, typical of most furniture you have to assemble- but all things considered they were pretty easy to piece together, with some room for error. Super strong and solid feeling. To be clear, they are more of a light bluish gray than the color described. Contrasts nicely with my navy blue walls, but something to consider.