I would actually rate this a 3.5 if I could. I'm mostly disgruntled by the condition of a few of the pieces. For buying brand new, I expect no less than perfect. Nothing dramatic or that lessens the functionality of the furniture, but I will have to touch up pieces myself. One of the legs was bent on the assembly side, and minor (but several) paint chips on the front. Assembly was an intermediate level but went smoothly until the end. There were definitely some things that should have been assembled earlier in the sequence and were difficult to do by myself. Overall I like it and am excited to use it!