putting together this buffet was an absolute nightmare.  it came in what seemed like a thousand pieces, literally.  we even had to glue certain parts together.  also, if we just stuck with the single allen key that was included, it would have taken even longer.  had we known that this level of assembling was required, we would not have purchased.  however, now that that's all said and done, it is a nice looking piece of furniture.  sturdy (thanks to us) and sleek.