I LOVE the look of this product! With anything that is self assemble I recommend going a little bit overboard with gluing things in their place and I use my own longer screws to ensure the assembly quality is sturdy and will be long lasting. The directions are confusing so what I did to help was.. I laid all the pieces out in alphabetical order (They are labeled A,B,C,D..so-on). Then, I read through all the directions to get an idea of how it works. Since I was gluing the pieces into place I wanted to make sure the parts were assembly ready before I applied the fast drying glue. Having two sets of hands makes this job a breeze.