Just received two of these nightstands and the boxes were quite large.  I was worried that the nightstands would be too large, but the box was only large because of the packaging. And the packaging was great!  It kept the nightstand firmly in place in the box where none of the edges of the nightstand were not touching the packaging box, which kept it from getting bruised or scratched in the shipping process.  

The nightstand itself was exactly what I wanted.  It was light but sturdy and while there was an odor, it quickly dissipated.  Great nightstand!